Parallel peaks : business insights while climbing the world's highest mountains / John D. McQuaig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McQuaig, John D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Management.

Leadership.

Career development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (128 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Business insights while climbing the world's highest mountains

Place of Publication:

Amherst, Mass. : HRD Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Get inspired to hold onto your business dream and keep heading upward. This book ties together eight common elements of mountaineering and business management that make the crucial difference between success and failure in either endeavor. John McQuaig is uniquely qualified to write this book. He co-founded a bank, served as its chairman of the board and watched it grow to more than 250 million in assets. He also has climbed many mountains and is one the few people who successfully climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. He challenges - and motivates - readers to think about eight key questions as they go

Contents:

Table of Contents; Introduction: Beginning the Journey; Chapter One: Eight Keys to the Summit; Chapter Two: The Vision; Chapter Three: Working Up a SWOT; Chapter Four: You Can't Prepare Too Much; Chapter Five: Writing Your Own Story; Chapter Six: The Team Approach:Gang Forward!; Chapter Seven: Finding a Sherpa Who Knows the Trail; Chapter Eight: How Do You Eat an Elephant?; Chapter Nine: The Dilemma of Luck; Chapter Ten: Reaching Your Summit

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781599969848

159996984X

OCLC:

733040146