Summary
A polar explorer and mountaineer uses her experiences to develop a set of modern leadership principles that will inspire business "climbers" to reach their peaks. Full description
Summary: |
A polar explorer and mountaineer uses her experiences to develop a set of modern leadership principles that will inspire business "climbers" to reach their peaks. |
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Item Description: |
Includes index. |
Physical Description: |
xxvii, 242 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781455544875 (hbk.) 1455544876 (hbk.) |
Author Notes: |
Levine spent three years as an adjunct professor at the United States Military Academy at West Point in the Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership. She serves on the advisory board of the CoachK/Duke University Center on Leadership & Ethics and is a strategic advisor for the Thayer Leader Development Group at West Point. In 2005, she founded the Climb High Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of jobless women in Africa by training them to be trekking guides and porters in their local mountains so they will have the skills to earn a sustainable living wage through climbing-related tourism. (Bowker Author Biography) |