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Beyond the Summit: Setting and Surpassing Extraordinary Business Goals (Hardcover)

by Todd Skinner (Author)
Key Phrases: lifelong ascent, hanging camp, ultimate mountain, Shoulder Camp, Trango Tower, Notch Camp (more...)
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World-class rock climber Todd Skinner is also one of today's most sought-after motivational speakers for business audiences. Whenever he describes his history-making sixty-day free climb of the 20,500-foot Trango Tower in the Karakoram Himalayas (shown on the jacket), people are in awe of his stamina, skill, ambition, and determination. They are also eager to apply his lessons in their professional and personal lives.

Skinner argues that everyone has a mountain to climb, whether it's meeting your annual sales target or launching a new product or getting your department to improve its teamwork. And he stresses that you should set your goals even higher than you normally would, and constantly look beyond the current summit to the next one. For instance, instead of aiming for 10 percent revenue growth, go after a seemingly impossible 50 percent target, and then think of new ways to get there.

In both rock climbing and business, you must define your exact mission, assemble the right team, make the critical transition from preparation to action, have courage when crossing difficult terrain, and weather the storms well. Skinner offers fresh insights into all of these topics and explains principles such as:
* how you think is more important than what you know
* pick teammates for what they will do, not what they have already done
* make decisions in answer to the mountain
* fall toward the summit
* see each challenge as part of a bigger picture, your lifelong ascent

Beyond the Summit presents fresh and inspiring advice on leadership, teamwork, and decision-making skills, combined with an epic adventure tale.

About the Author
Todd Skinner, a Wyoming native, has established new climbs at the highest levels of difficulty in more than twenty-six countries. His experiences have been described in National Geographic and Life, and his expeditions to places as exotic as the Amazon and Timbuktu have been featured in nine documentaries. He is also a popular speaker at business events around the country.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Portfolio Hardcover (October 23, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 159184004X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1591840046
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #811,775 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, January 22, 2004
By Jared G Craggs (Mentor on the Lake, OH United States) - See all my reviews
Having just heard Todd speak, I must say, he is by far one of the most influential people I have ever heard in person.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Can Change Your Thinking, April 15, 2004
Todd Skinner has written a book that invites you to change how you think about challenges and obstacles. Especially pertinent were his specifics such as considering "measuring your progress from where you are to the summit" instead of where you began. There are several "aha" moments to be found in Beyond the Summit that do not ask you to understand a complex model of management or leadership, that are quite profound and immediately useful. Practical and inspirational.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond the Summit: Setting and Surpassing Extraordinary Business Goals, February 21, 2007
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I have no interest whatsoever in mountain climbing! Yet, I was fascinated with this "cliff hanger!" Most importantly, I had much to learn from it. The lessons I learned from Mr. Skinner's book about mountain climbing are equally relavant to obtaining any life goal, from raising good children to writing a book. Everyone can benefit from this read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond the Summit is Beyond Expectations
In brief, Todd's mountain climbing analogy to the achievement of business excellence is an easy read with powerful implications. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Dale R. Ekmark

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful, challenging, inspiring
Is there a better metaphor for success in your endeavors than mountain climbing? So if you want the ultimate in success why not study the ultimate in mountain climbing. Read more
Published on March 28, 2004 by Jeffrey R. Shore

5.0 out of 5 stars A Refreshing Read
I'm one of the lucky people who have heard Todd Skinner present "Beyond the Summit." I wondered how his presentation would translate into written form. Read more
Published on January 19, 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Above and Beyond
Skinner offers an interesting twist to the standard "set goals" strategy for personal and business success. Read more
Published on November 25, 2003 by Ron Atkins

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