On the Edge

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On the Edge is an engaging leadership manual that provides concrete insights garnered from various extreme environments ranging from Mt Everest to the South Pole By reflecting on the lessons learned from her various expeditions, author Alison Levine makes the case that the leadership principles that apply in extreme adventure sport also apply in today s extreme business environments Both settings require you to be able to make crucial decisions on the spot when the conditions around you are far from perfect Your survival and the survival of your team depend on it On the Edge provides a framework to help people scale whatever big peaks they aspire to climb be they literal or figurative by offering practical, humorous, and often unorthodox advice about how to grow as a leader. New Download [ On the Edge ] author [ Alison Levine ] – kino-fada.fr I heard Alison interviewed on the Hugh Hewitt show and bought the book during the commercial break, taking the chance that Ms Levine s writing would be as engaging as she was a speaker If only all writers could be as deft and enthusiastic at promoting their projects I m in the middle of revising a novel that heavily features mountaineering Antarctica, so my interest is immediately piqued by all things frozen My hope for her book was that I d get lots of first person details of such adv I heard Alison interviewed on the Hugh Hewitt show and bought the book during the commercial break, taking the chance that Ms Levine s writing would be as engaging as she was a speaker If only all writers could be as deft and enthusiastic at promoting their projects I m in the middle of revising a novel that heavily features mountaineering Antarctica, so my interest is immediately piqued by all things frozen My hope for her book was that I d get lots of first person details of such adventures, and I wasn...On The Edge by Alison Levine, published by Grand Central PublishingCategory Business Leadership Publication Date January 07, 2014This book may well be geared towards the business world, but my take on it is that it is a A book that can be useful to anyone If I owned a company it would definitely be on the desk of all my employees It is a book with a message for not only the CEO, but the employee that has put in thirty years, as well as the just hired employee of thirty minutes ago A bo On The Edge by Alison Levine, published by Grand Central PublishingCategory Business Leadership Publication Date January 07, 2014This book may well be geared towards the business world, but my take on it is that it is a A book that can be useful to anyone If I owned a company it would definitely be on the desk of all my employees It is a book with a message for not only the CEO, but the employee that has put in thirty years, as well as the just hired employee of thirty minutes ago A book that will help the athlete as well as the retiree Alison Levine makes the book readable, informative, and interesting by combining her climbing Mount Everest with som...I heard her speak at a medical conference and she was excellent The next day I ordered her book and after reading it, I m glad I did Great book with strong, uplifting stories about leadership Not afraid to share authent...Alison was the keynote at the 2017 Solheim Cup Women s Leadership Summit in West Des Moines, IA I heard her speak at that event and found myself leaning forward, fascinated by her climb on Everest I couldn t wait fordetails I picked up the book within the hour I was looking fordetails about her climbs, but have found myself really paying attenti...What a perfect book to be my first read of the New Year I found the book so challenging and encouraging Alison Levine writes about her journey to the top of Everest and making good comparisons in how you can apply those techniques to business and leadership I find myself now, as I m finishing off my New Year s goal list, wanting to...Inspiring bed time stories that make you want to go outside and experience life Alison Levine does a phenomenal job at tying in leadership lesson that are not by any means your common guest speaker leadership lessons W...This book was highly recommended to me I think Levine s points are very worthwhile and it probably isn t her fault that virtually all leadership lectures now use mountain climbing analogies so that her stories aren t as impactful as they might have been 10 years ago I think you could get...We had an opportunity to listen to Levine at our world conference for work Her Ted Talk and discussions are enlightening However, her book is very wordy Her points and journal are insightful, but it s buried underneath repetitive, and sometim...Absolutely fantastic book for both its leadership takeaways AND its high adventure stories Alison is both a great speaker and writer, and her stories Everest, South Pole, Carstensz, etc are gripping I just wish I cou...Alison has not only climbed Mt Everest but all 7 Summits and been to both the North and South Pole Truly amazing stories about all that she s accomplished and I enjoyed reading about that I enjoyed her humor too, it kept the reading very light I think s...

On the Edge
  • English
  • 06 March 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 242 pages
  • 1455544876
  • Alison Levine
  • On the Edge