Leadership is often a risky, lonely role possessing nearly
unbearable lows and fleeting highs. Despite this emotionally and
intellectually draining roller coaster, a handful of leaders
deliver stunning results, with great consistency. They push past
current leadership trends in order to achieve the most extremely
challenging goals. They don't fall prey to the platitudes or
cliches we see so often see in leadership theory. Instead, they
succeed by recognizing and surviving the dangers that challenge
them as they take themselves and their teams to higher levels.
These rare individuals are those that Chris Warner and Don
Schmincke call High Altitude Leaders. In High Altitude
Leadership they show how to become that kind of leader.The
authors present a new approach to leadership development, based on
ground-breaking scientific research, field-tested under the most
brutal conditions on the most difficult summits, and successfully
applied in the training of executives, management teams, and
entrepreneurs throughout the world.
Autorentext
CHRIS WARNER is a climber, educator, entrepreneur, and an Emmy-nominated filmmaker. He has led more than 150 international mountaineering expeditions (from K2 to Kilimanjaro). Chris has been teaching leadership and group development for more than twenty-five years. In 1990 Chris founded Earth Treks, whose chain of climbing centers serve over 100,000 customers a year.
DON SCHMINCKE is a dynamic keynote speaker and mad-scientist turned provocative management sage. From CNN to the Wall Street Journal, his use of anthropology and evolutionary genetics to remedy the high failure rates of management theories established him as a consultant renegade and leading global authority. In 1990 Don founded The SAGA Leadership Institute. Each year over one thousand CEOs find his work refreshingly irreverent and revolutionary for bottom-line impact.
Klappentext
LEADERSHIP IS OFTEN A RISKY, lonely role possessing nearly unbearable lows and fleeting highs. Despite this emotionally and intellectually draining roller coaster, a handful of leaders deliver stunning results, with great consistency. They push past current leadership trends in order to achieve the most extremely challenging goals. They don't fall prey to the platitudes or clichés we see so often in leadership theory. Instead, they succeed by recognizing and surviving the dangers that challenge them as they take themselves and their teams to higher levels. These rare individuals are those that Chris Warner and Don Schmincke call High Altitude Leaders. In High Altitude Leadership they show how to become that kind of leader.
The authors present a new approach to leadership development, based on ground-breaking scientific research, field-tested under the most brutal conditions on the most difficult summits, and successfully applied in the training of executives, management teams, and entrepreneurs throughout the world.
To thrive in the face of today's business challenges and tomorrow's unpredictable risks, you need to become the type of leader whose career, team, and company excels in the most extreme environments. You have to be the High Altitude Leader who uses every bit of your talent and every ounce of your strength to guide your team to peak performance. This book will show you how.
Zusammenfassung
Leadership is often a risky, lonely role possessing nearly unbearable lows and fleeting highs. Despite this emotionally and intellectually draining roller coaster, a handful of leaders deliver stunning results, with great consistency. They push past current leadership trends in order to achieve the most extremely challenging goals. They don't fall prey to the platitudes or cliches we see so often see in leadership theory. Instead, they succeed by recognizing and surviving the dangers that challenge them as they take themselves and their teams to higher levels. These rare individuals are those that Chris Warner and Don Schmincke call High Altitude Leaders. In High Altitude Leadership they show how to become that kind of leader.The authors present a new approach to leadership development, based on ground-breaking scientific research, field-tested under the most brutal conditions on the most difficult summits, and successfully applied in the training of executives, management teams, and entrepreneurs throughout the world.
Inhalt
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction xxiii
1 Danger #1: Fear of Death 3
2 Danger #2: Selfishness 25
3 Danger #3: Tool Seduction 49
4 Danger #4: Arrogance 73
5 Danger #5: Lone Heroism 105
6 Danger #6: Cowardice 125
7 Danger #7: Comfort 137
8 Danger #8: Gravity 167
9 Danger #9: The Journey Begins 183
Resources 205
Notes 207