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I hope all of our subscribers enjoyed theSoundview Live event on Monday with Chris Warner and Don Schmincke, co-authors of High Altitude Leadership. After listening to Chris discuss his various expeditions, I decided to check out some of his footage from the K2 trip. In a word, WOW! Check it out for yourself here.
Apparently, I wasn’t the only one taken with Chris and Don’s message. The response from the audience was overwhelming. You flooded us with questions for the authors and we didn’t have time to get to every person’s point. We’ve received many e-mails asking when the questions will be answered. As you know, being an executive comes with a heavy burden on one’s time. Chris and Don are no exception. In fact, I spoke with our moderator for the Soundview Live event, and he said that Don literally concluded the interview, shook hands with everyone, then dashed to the airport to narrowly make a flight to Toronto. Of course, he did it all with a smile on his face, and we’re grateful to him.
With that in mind, the authors agreed to attempt to answer your questions in a timely manner. They ask (as do we) that everyone be patient. If you asked a question during the course of the event on Monday, we will do our best to make sure that it is answered. Answers will be posted on Summary.com. Stay tuned to this blog, and I’ll let you know when the first set of answers becomes available. Soundview Live is a truly interactive event and its success is largely dependent on how well author and audience collaborate. I think this expedition certainly reached its summit.
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In the world of business books, we frequently deal in metaphors. Next time you’re wandering through a bookstore (or, more likely, scrolling around an online bookseller), check out the variety of parallels drawn between leadership and another field. We’ve had comparisons between leadership and the military, as well as the baseball diamond, among others. In the case of the military metaphors, the authors are generally individuals who have bravely served in the armed forces. However, the hands-on knowledge of other authors is often speculative.
This is not the case with Chris Warner. As co-author (with management expert Don Schmincke) of High Altitude Leadership, Warner knows a thing or two about K2 … and Everest … and Kiliminjaro … and several mountains I can’t pronounce. He’s scaled some of the highest peaks in the world and gained an incredible wealth of knowledge along the way. Schmincke and Warner offer a great combination of management experience, business insight and original ideas.
And now they’re about to speak directly to Soundview subscribers!
On Monday, May 4 at 1:00 p.m. (EST), Warner and Schmincke will be our special guests on Soundview Live. This 60-minute live coversation puts our subscribers in an interactive Web event with today’s top business authors. Warner and Schmincke will present key insights on leadership and success, whether on the world’s highest peaks or the boardrooms of corporate giants. This is followed by a question and answer session with subscribers. I’ve sat in on some of the production meetings, and I can tell you, Chris and Don are highly entertaining and very informative.
If you’re not a subscriber, don’t worry. It’s never been easier to become one! Don’t miss the chance to speak to two of the most dynamic business authors currently publishing. The view from the top is one that you can’t afford to miss.
