Business lessons from the edge learn how extreme athletes use intelligent risk-taking to succeed in business /
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
McGraw-Hill,
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Extraordinary is only the beginning
- Personal excellence
- Grow up to be a cowboy : honor your passion
- Flailing means you're not good at it : know your limitations
- But can you backflip in the boardroom? : welcome humility
- Don't bail your board : exude integrity
- Crash alone or win with a voice in your head : to be a top performer, get coached
- Give your head some air : liberate your ideas
- Spawn new tricks : be a stimulus for passion
- Find out what your gold medal is for : define your goals
- Climb as soon as the weather breaks : be ready to seize opportunity
- Roll with the fall : practice resilience
- Stretch if you're too short : never give up
- Think like a pilot : focus yields efficiency
- Team leadership
- Team elite is not just a name : your team is critical
- Why doom yourself to failure? : abhor mediocrity and average behavior
- Wear gloves if your hands are cold : eliminate the victim mentality
- Let your horse read you : influence others with your behaviors and results
- Help them to summit with you : create ways for people to achieve more as part of the team than by going it alone
- Use superior judgment to avoid using superior skills : maintain situational awareness
- Rush to the medal stand : celebrate your victories
- Add 10 feet to your jump : insist on goal clarity
- Think the rush, don't just feel it : see risk as a tool, not a threat
- Grapple like a chess master : manage risk with contingency thinking
- Take the extra step : push to the edge
- Try groping in the dark : be fluid
- "Dude, what's up with the bull riding?" : focus outward
- A great ride isn't going to be an easy ride : you have to find a way.