High Altitude Leadership
What the World's Most Forbidding Peaks Teach Us About Success
Published on 30. September 2008
240 pages
978-0-470-41763-8 (ISBN)
Description
Leadership is often a risky, lonely role possessing nearlyunbearable lows and fleeting highs. Despite this emotionally andintellectually draining roller coaster, a handful of leadersdeliver stunning results, with great consistency. They push pastcurrent leadership trends in order to achieve the most extremelychallenging goals. They don't fall prey to the platitudes orcliches we see so often see in leadership theory. Instead, theysucceed by recognizing and surviving the dangers that challengethem as they take themselves and their teams to higher levels.These rare individuals are those that Chris Warner and DonSchmincke call High Altitude Leaders. In High AltitudeLeadership they show how to become that kind of leader.Theauthors present a new approach to leadership development, based onground-breaking scientific research, field-tested under the mostbrutal conditions on the most difficult summits, and successfullyapplied in the training of executives, management teams, andentrepreneurs throughout the world.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Newark
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
Charts: 1 B&W, 0 Color; Photos: 19 B&W, 0 Color; Maps: 0 B&W, 0 Color; Tables: 1 B&W, 0 Color; Graphs: 0 B&W, 0 Color
File size
1,60 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-470-41763-8 (9780470417638)
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Chris Warner | Don Schmincke
High Altitude Leadership
What the World's Most Forbidding Peaks Teach Us About Success
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11/2008
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Persons
Chris Warner is a climber, educator, entrepreneur, and anEmmy-nominated filmmaker. He has led more than 150 internationalmountaineering expeditions (from K2 to Kilimanjaro). Chris has beenteaching leadership and group development for more than twenty-fiveyears. In 1990 Chris founded Earth Treks, whose chain of climbingcenters serve over 100,000 customers a year.
Don Schmincke is a dynamic keynote speaker and mad-scientistturned provocative management sage. From CNN to the Wall StreetJournal, his use of anthropology and evolutionary genetics toremedy the high failure rates of management theories establishedhim as a consultant renegade and leading global authority. In 1990Don founded The SAGA Leadership Institute. Each year over onethousand CEOs find his work refreshingly irreverent andrevolutionary for bottom-line impact.
Don Schmincke is a dynamic keynote speaker and mad-scientistturned provocative management sage. From CNN to the Wall StreetJournal, his use of anthropology and evolutionary genetics toremedy the high failure rates of management theories establishedhim as a consultant renegade and leading global authority. In 1990Don founded The SAGA Leadership Institute. Each year over onethousand CEOs find his work refreshingly irreverent andrevolutionary for bottom-line impact.
Content
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
1. Danger #1: Fear.
2. Danger #2: Selfishness.
3. Danger #3: Tool Seduction.
4. Danger #4: Arrogance.
5. Danger #5: Lone Heroism.
6. Danger #6: Cowardice.
7. Danger #7: Comfort.
8. Danger #8: Gravity.
9. The Journey Begins.
Resources.
Notes.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
1. Danger #1: Fear.
2. Danger #2: Selfishness.
3. Danger #3: Tool Seduction.
4. Danger #4: Arrogance.
5. Danger #5: Lone Heroism.
6. Danger #6: Cowardice.
7. Danger #7: Comfort.
8. Danger #8: Gravity.
9. The Journey Begins.
Resources.
Notes.
