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From the Death Zone to the Boardroom
- Narrator
- William Sarris
- Publisher
- Ascent Audio
- Publish Date
- 11 February 2020
- Run Time
- 4 hours 33 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Conviction, discipline, managing fear in high stakes situations, leading, working with teams and making decisions in extreme conditions—what will help you in extreme sports can also get you to your goals in business. In From the Death Zone to the Boardroom, speed ski mountaineer Benedikt Boehm tells gripping and inspirational stories about his fears, pain, suffering and facing death during his expeditions to some of the world's highest mountains. Throughout, his coauthor and professor of leadership and management, Stefan Gröschl, integrates scholarly ideas and works beyond traditional business boundaries providing you with unusual insights and thought-provoking alternatives for managing your business.
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Details
- Author
- Benedikt Boehm, Stefan Groschl
- Narrator
- William Sarris
- Duration
- 4 hours 33 minutes
- Release Date
- 11 February 2020
- ISBN
- 9781469078090
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Ascent Audio
- Genre
- Business and Management, Management: leadership and motivation, Sport: general, Climbing and mountaineering
Synopsis
This book explores experiences and reflections of an extreme sports athlete within the context of business, the latest scholarly works, and research on topics that are relevant and timely for today's managers and business leaders, and the daily challenges they face.Conviction, discipline, managing fear in high stakes situations, leading, working with teams and making decisions in extreme conditions—what will help you in extreme sports can also get you to your goals in business. In From the Death Zone to the Boardroom, speed ski mountaineer Benedikt Boehm tells gripping and inspirational stories about his fears, pain, suffering and facing death during his expeditions to some of the world's highest mountains. Throughout, his coauthor and professor of leadership and management, Stefan Gröschl, integrates scholarly ideas and works beyond traditional business boundaries providing you with unusual insights and thought-provoking alternatives for managing your business.
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