ECONOMICS

Wild Success: 7 Key Lessons Business Leaders Can Learn from Extreme Adventurers

by Amy Posey & Kevin Vallely
McGraw-Hill. Mar. 2020. 240p. ISBN 9781260455519. $28. BUS
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Leadership lessons can be learned from surfing a 50-foot wave, skiing across the Antarctic, or climbing to the peak of a mountain, write Posey (lead facilitator, AIP Group) and Vallely (Rowing the Northwest Passage: Adventure, Fear, and Awe in a Rising Sea), avid adventurers who bring a fresh perspective on leadership. This includes exploring the psychology of seeking extreme challenges, overcoming obstacles, refocusing after failure, and showing resiliency in getting back out and trying again. The authors argue that the impressive drive of those seeking adventure in the wild is a characteristic accessible to everyone, from bookworms to mountaintop explorers.
VERDICT Offering a unique perspective in the highly saturated field of leadership advice, this breezy work, with its quick-paced and conversational style, makes for an engaging read. It may interest anyone looking for unconventional approaches to business.
Reviewed by Mark Hanson, Maranatha Baptist Univ. Lib., Watertown, WI , Mar 06, 2020
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