The long win : the search for a better way to succeed / Cath Bishop.
By: Bishop, Cath [author.]
.Publisher: [Great Britain] : Practical Inspiration Publishing, [2020]Description: xxi, 250 pages : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781788601917; 9781788601900; 9781788601894.Subject(s): Success | Success in business | Management | CompetitionDDC classification: 650.1 Summary: "In this compelling examination of our widespread obsession with winning, Cath Bishop draws on her personal experience of high-performance environments to trace the idea of winning through history, language and thought to explore how it has come to be a defining concept in fields from sport to business, from politics to education. Faced with the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century, she offers a new, broader approach – The Long Win. Cath is a three-time Olympian, World Champion and Olympic silver medalist in rowing. In her career as a diplomat she specialized in stabilization policy for conflict-affected parts of the world. In business, Cath acts as a coach and consultant, advising on team and leadership development and organizational culture, and teaches on the Executive Education programmes at the Judge Business School, Cambridge University. In this book she brings that extraordinary mix of experience to examine what winning has come to mean to society and to us as individuals and offers a fresh perspective on how we might redefine success – personal and professional – for the longer-term."-- Taken from book-cover.
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"First published in Great Britain by Practical Inspiration Publishing, 2020" - taken from reverse of title-page.
"In this compelling examination of our widespread obsession with winning, Cath Bishop draws on her personal experience of high-performance environments to trace the idea of winning through history, language and thought to explore how it has come to be a defining concept in fields from sport to business, from politics to education. Faced with the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century, she offers a new, broader approach – The Long Win. Cath is a three-time Olympian, World Champion and Olympic silver medalist in rowing. In her career as a diplomat she specialized in stabilization policy for conflict-affected parts of the world. In business, Cath acts as a coach and consultant, advising on team and leadership development and organizational culture, and teaches on the Executive Education programmes at the Judge Business School, Cambridge University. In this book she brings that extraordinary mix of experience to examine what winning has come to mean to society and to us as individuals and offers a fresh perspective on how we might redefine success – personal and professional – for the longer-term."-- Taken from book-cover.