High altitude leadership : what the world's most forbidding peaks teach us about success / Chris Warner, Don Schmincke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Warner, Chris, 1964-

Contributor:

Schmincke, Don, 1956-

Series:

J-B US non-Franchise Leadership

J-B US non-Franchise Leadership ; v.369

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Success in business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

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

Contents:

High Altitude Leadership: What the World's Most Forbidding Peaks Teach Us About Success; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Danger #1: FEAR OF DEATH; Danger #2: SELFISHNESS; Danger #3: TOOL SEDUCTION; Danger #4: ARROGANCE; Danger #5: LONE HEROISM; Danger #6: COWARDICE; Danger #7: COMFORT; Danger #8: GRAVITY; Danger #9: THE JOURNEY BEGINS; Resources; Notes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611938901

9780470450482

0470450487

9781281938909

1281938904

9780470417638

0470417633

OCLC:

437224715