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On the Edge: Leadership Lessons from Mount Everest and Other Extreme Environments Audiobook
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One of the world's greatest mountain climbers and adventurers tells her first-hand leadership stories of coming to grips to life literally on the edge—8000 meters up.
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. Author Alison Levine reflects on lessons learned during her expeditions, making the case that the leadership principles required in extreme adventure sport also apply in today’s extreme business environments. Both settings demand crucial decision-making skills in conditions that are far from perfect—the survival of you and your team depend on it.
With a foreword from leadership expert Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University basketball’s legendary Coach K, On the Edge provides a framework to help readers scale whatever big peaks they aspire to reach—literal or figurative—by offering practical, humorous, and often unorthodox advice about how to grow as a leader.
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“An irresistible book that gives readers a glimpse into the sensibilities of one of the finest natural leaders I have ever known. Alison Levine’s On the Edge offers amazing insights…Timely, practical lessons and authentic inspiration delivered with candor and spunk.”
— Brigadier General (ret.) Tom Kolditz, professor emeritus, US Military Academy
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“[An] assured, personal debut…Best suited to readers looking for their advice framed in an adventure story.”
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“A completely different approach to leadership development that provides invaluable advice not only for business, but also for life’s everyday challenges. Presented with humility and humor, On the Edge guides us towards exploring the very best of ourselves.”
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“Using her amazing experiences as an accomplished mountaineer, Levine relates remarkable insights while revealing how leadership skills can be learned in any kind of challenging environment…whether it be in the corporate world or climbing peaks in sub-zero temperatures.”
— D. Michael Abrashoff, former commander of the USS Benfold
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About Alison Levine
Alison Levine is a history-making polar explorer and mountaineer. She has climbed the highest peak on each continent and served as team captain of the first American Women’s Everest Expedition. Levine is also a sought-after keynote speaker on the topic of leadership development and has addressed audiences ranging from Fortune 500 companies to the World Economic Forum in Davos. Having spent prolonged periods of time in some of the world’s most dangerous and inhospitable places, she addresses the topics of creating cohesive teams, taking responsible risks, and developing no-nonsense leaders that can succeed in times of uncertainty.