Business lessons from the edge
Subtitle: learn how extreme athletes use intelligent risk-taking to succeed in business
By: by Jim McCormick and Maryann Karinch.
Contributors: Karinch, Maryann.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9780071626989
Subjects: Success in business; Teams in the workplace
Table of contents: title: Extraordinary is only the beginning; title: Personal excellence; title: Grow up to be a cowboy : honor your passion; title: Flailing means you're not good at it : know your limitations; title: But can you backflip in the boardroom? : welcome humility; title: Don't bail your board : exude integrity; title: Crash alone, or win with a voice in your head : to be a top performer, get coached; title: Give your head some air : liberate your ideas; title: Spawn new tricks : be a stimulus for passion; title: Find out what your gold medal is for : define your goals; title: Climb as soon as the weather breaks : be ready to seize opportunity; title: Roll with the fall : practice resilience; title: Stretch if you're too short : never give up; title: Think like a pilot : focus yields efficiency; title: Team elite is not just a name : your team is critical; title: Why doom yourself to failure? : abhor mediocrity and average behavior; title: Wear gloves if your hands are cold : eliminate the victim mentality; title: Let your horse read you : influence others with your behaviors and results; title: Help them to summit with you ; create ways for people to achieve more as part of the team than by going it alone; title: Use superior judgment to avoid using superior skills : maintain situational awareness; title: Rush to the medal stand : celebrate your victories; title: Add ten feet to your jump : insist on goal clarity; title: Think the rush, don't just feel it :see risk as a tool, not a threat; title: Grapple like a chess master : manage risk with contingency thinking; title: Take the extra step : push to the edge; title: Try groping in the dark : be fluid; title: "Dude, what's up with the bull riding?" : focus outward; title: A great ride isn't going to be an easy ride : you have to find a way.