Running to Leadership : What Finishing 100+ Marathons on All Seven Continents Teaches Us about Success

Name: Running to Leadership : What Finishing 100+ Marathons on All Seven Continents Teaches Us about Success
Brand: Reed CPA PC
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By Anthony Renard Reed

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Preparing for and completing a marathon is the perfect backdrop for examining the problems and challenges faced by today's business leaders. While all certified marathons are the same distance, each one offers unique and varying challenges. However, you quickly learn that hills build character. - The 3,600 steps of the Great Wall of China Marathon relate to a 3,600-task project schedule. - Dealing with predators on Kenya's Lewa SafriCom Marathon course was like managing risks on international, multi-million dollar projects. - Setting realistic project goals is like running in the frigid Antarctica Marathon. Whether you're in a high pressured meeting or encountering predators on Kenya's high attitude Lewa SafriCom Marathon course, you must be a fast thinker. You won't have the luxury to conduct research on the internet, call a consultant, or read a book. You must be able to react quickly to make critical decisions with limited information. The manager should weigh the advantages of a short term sprint with finishing in the long run. You must become a marathoner, who successfully uses their knowledge to mentally and physically push towards new limits. Successful endurance athletes and business managers exhibit the same characteristics to thrive. They manage change by taking calculated risks and gradually expanding their comfort zones. This is how a miler becomes a marathoner and an individual contributor becomes a successful manager. They must incorporate change, manage risk, and motivate people to go up hill at a time when they want to quit. All of this must be achieved in a stressful, challenging business environment. The author shares his experiences as a 25-year, corporate executive and finisher of over 100 26.2-mile marathons to show you methods to lead people using marathon techniques and strategies. The presenter was one of about 250 people in the world to have completed a marathon on all seven continents, including Antarctica.

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Binding:: Paperback
Publication Date:: 2011
Publisher:: Reed CPA PC
Languages:: Published: English
ISBN10:: 0980021561
Weight:: 318 g

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