{"product_id":"9781440626739","title":"Beyond the Summit: Setting and Surpassing Extraordinary Business Goals","description":"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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSkinner 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow you think is more important than what you know \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epick teammates for what they will do, not what they have already done \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emake decisions in answer to the mountain \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efall toward the summit \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esee each challenge as part of a bigger picture, your lifelong ascent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond the Summit\u003c\/i\u003e presents fresh and inspiring advice on leadership, teamwork, and decision-making skills, combined with an epic adventure tale.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154849349872,"sku":"9781440626739","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781440626739_p0.jpg?v=1763790073","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781440626739","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}