“The step most people never take is the first one. Daring to imagine in very great detail that which you truly desire is an act of supreme courage. While leadership books abound in today’s corporate libraries, few business experts have mastered the art of tapping the power of the human spirit."
-- Marilyn King
Leadership and sports have always been linked. Great athletes, like great leaders, envision a compelling goal and take bold steps to reach it. Passion — and having a mission that matters — is what drives athletes and great leaders. They wake up each morning with a clear image of what they intend to achieve. Just like an athlete, what and how you think determines your ability to reach your personal potential and release the untapped potential of your organization. Today’s organizational leaders must manage their individual and organizational mindset to access the energy and creativity required to achieve at the highest level. The business implications of mindset management are clear: organizations must adopt a mindset that is quick to adapt to change which leads to corporate sustainability. A 2007 Avastone Consulting study found that “few are focusing on the influence of patterns of the mind, which shape our capacity to understand the world and allow us to take effective action in support of it.” The connection to leading is clear, “by these references to mindsets, we are referring to the potential of leaders, to the transformation of mindsets, and to the transformation of perspectives that may rest at the heart of large-scale sustainability gains.”
During this program you will learn:
· How to “Begin Your Day the Olympian Way” — a process to manage your mindset to elevate your personal and professional performance to the highest level
· The three elements necessary for ordinary people to achieve extraordinary things
· How to develop “Your Story of Now” to mobilize the energy and creativity of your team or organization.
· Why the ability to “speedshift” is a core competency of effective leaders
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Marilyn King is a two-time Olympian (Munich, 1972 & Montreal, 1976) in the grueling five event Pentathlon (100 meter hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, 800 meters). Her 20-year athletic career includes five national titles and a World Record. An automobile accident in 1979 rendered her unable to train physically for her third Olympic Team. Using only mental training techniques she placed second at the Olympic trials for the 1980 Moscow Games. This extraordinary experience and the resulting research led to a 17-year career as an expert in the field of exceptional human performance. The implications of her findings regarding human performance prompted Marilyn to give up her prestigious head coaching position at the University of California, Berkeley to found Beyond Sports. Her discovery of the three elements that are always present when ordinary people do extraordinary things led to the development of Olympian Technology™. Her work is a powerful example of applying skills learned through sports to the areas of business, education and peace. Her techniques have been incorporated by businesses seeking to empower employees, embrace change and provide global leadership. Her corporate clients include American Express, Apple Computer, AT&T, Haas School of Business, Hewlett Packard, IBM, L.M. Ericsson, Monsanto, Sun Microsystems, Swiss Reinsurance Company and Xerox Business Services