Business lessons from the edge [electronic resource] : learn how extreme athletes use intelligent risk-taking to succeed in business
Reveals the winning mindset of top extreme sports athletes who have translated their experiences into business success by relying on the same principles of risk-taking, preparation, and self-confidence.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
McGraw-Hill ,
c2009
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| Online Access: | NetLibrary |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction: Extraordinary is only the beginning
- 2. Personal excellence
- 3. Grow up to be a cowboy : honor your passion
- 3. Flailing means you're not good at it : know your limitations
- 4. But can you backflip in the boardroom? : welcome humility
- 5. Don't bail your board : exude integrity
- 6. Crash alone or win with a voice in your head : to be a top performer, get coached
- 7. Give your head some air : liberate your ideas
- 8. Spawn new tricks : be a stimulus for passion
- 9. Find out what your gold medal is for : define your goals
- 10. Climb as soon as the weather breaks : be ready to seize opportunity
- 11. Roll with the fall : practice resilience
- 12. Stretch if you're too short : never give up
- 13. Think like a pilot : focus yields efficiency
- 14. Team leadership
- 15. Team elite is not just a name : your team is critical
- 16. Why doom yourself to failure? : abhor mediocrity and average behavior
- 17. Wear gloves if your hands are cold : eliminate the victim mentality
- 18. Let your horse read you : influence others with your behaviors and results
- 19. Help them to summit with you : create ways for people to achieve more as part of the team than by going it alone
- 20. Use superior judgment to avoid using superior skills : maintain situational awareness
- 21. Rush to the medal stand : celebrate your victories
- 22. Add 10 feet to your jump : insist on goal clarity
- 23. Think the rush, don't just feel it : see risk as a tool, not a threat
- 24. Grapple like a chess master : manage risk with contingency thinking
- 25. Take the extra step : push to the edge
- 26. Try groping in the dark : be fluid
- 27. "Dude, what's up with the bull riding?" : focus outward
- 28. A great ride isn't going to be an easy ride : you have to find a way