Will It Make The Boat Go Faster?

Harriet Beveridge

Description

With its winning mix of gripping narrative and easy-to-implement performance-raising tips, this book has become a best-selling classic. It's garnered 5-star reviews and wide-ranging endorsements - from Sebastian Coe and Dame Kelly Holmes to Lord Digby Jones. The book tells the inspiring story of how Ben Hunt-Davis - an ordinary guy in an ordinary team - achieved something pretty extraordinary: Olympic Gold. Co-author Harriet Beveridge, Executive Coach, then gives a simple, engaging account of how we can apply these strategies to raise our own game... in sport, in business and in life. Building on the huge success of the original, this second edition includes two completely new chapters - on high performance conversations and performance under pressure - as well as a general update, based on the successes readers and businesses have reaped from the first edition. In the book's signature, down to earth and practical style, the new chapters unlock simple ways for readers to thrive in their own pressured environments, and to communicate in ways which consistently improve results.Whether you are a business leader looking to achieve a compelling vision, an individual with a dream, or a coach supporting others to unlock their potentialthis book is jam-packed with tried and tested methods to help you achieve your own 'gold medal'.

Sujets

• Employabilité, métiers et formations

Informations

• Publié par: Troubador Publishing Ltd
• Date de parution: 28 mars 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 2
• EAN13: 9781838597979
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

Extrait

PRAISE FOR

Will It Make the Boat Go Faster?
Olympic-Winning Strategies for Everyday Success


“I know first hand the immense pressure of competing in an Olympic Games and the dedication it takes to get on the podium. This book conveys the drama, the heartache and the pride with spine-tingling detail – it will have you on the edge of your seat. The book is also packed full of useful advice, not just for sports people, but for anyone looking to up their game.”
Roger Black MBE, Olympic silver medallist, athletics

“Ben describes himself as a normal guy… from my perspective he’s a normal guy with extraordinary talent! Not only as an athlete but also as someone who has been able to reflect upon his personal journey and experiences (in sport) and translated them into bite-size life-lessons that will resonate widely with anyone striving for excellence and success! ‘Will It Make The Boat Go Faster?’ is an insightful and inspiring read… and one that I will continue to draw upon professionally and personally.”
Penny Briscoe OBE, British Paralympic Association Director of Sport.
Chef de Mission for Paralympics GB for Tokyo 2020

“Ben’s colourful storytelling illustrates that teams win together with intense focus, binding trust and absolute commitment to each other.”
Heather J. Brunner, CEO, WP Engine

“Invaluable for entrepreneurs. A great mixture of inspiration and sound, practical advice.”
Nicola Chilman, Founder, EZ Education

“Every Games has its heroes, but behind every celebration on the podium lies thousands of hours of hard training, relentless mental focus, and choosing to get up each morning before the rest of the world in pursuit of that something extra which just might give you the winning margin in an Olympic final. Ben Hunt-Davis’s stories in ‘Will It Make The Boat Go Faster?’ brilliantly illustrate the dedication required to become a gold medallist, and how the lessons might be applied more widely in our lives. It’s a fascinating and inspiring book.”
Sebastian Coe KBE, double Olympic gold medallist; IAAF President;
British Olympic Association Chairman; former LOCOG & London 2012 Bid Chair

“Want to know what it takes to raise your performance from average to the best in the world? This book provides a fascinating description of both the practice and competition by an Olympic champion (first author) during two years of intense preparation for the Olympics. During this time his rowing team’s performance improved from a mediocre level to winning Olympic gold. The book details the changes in the team’s practice and preparation that gradually led to increases in the team’s objective performance. The two authors extract insights from how practice increased performance and give really useful, practical recommendations for changes in daily life for anyone striving for higher levels of performance.”
K. Anders Ericsson, Conradi Eminent Scholar and Professor of Psychology;
co-author of ‘Peak: How all of us can achieve extraordinary things’

“I loved it. It’s a real page-turner - and how often has any management book been called a page turner?! Ben and Harriet have written an uplifting book that convinces you that anybody can improve without having to be an Olympian. It’s beautifully written: no jargon, just nice, simple, straightforward English and a lovely informal, self-deprecating style. It’s also very practical and sensible - the advice here can apply to anybody in any walk of life.”
Harry Gaskell, Chief Innovation Officer and Partner, EY UK&I

“The inspirational story and practical principles translate from sport to cinema and beyond. It’s a wonderful book.”
Michael Gracey, Director of ‘The Greatest Showman’

“An excellent ‘Do It Yourself’ organising for success book. Essential for full time winners! Personal yet professional.”
Kate Hoey, former MP and Sports Minister

“I thoroughly recommend this book, it’s fantastic. It captures the intensity of performing at the Olympics, and all the highs and lows of getting there, but it also shares strategies we can all use. No matter who you are, what you do and what your goals are, you’ll find a wealth of ideas to help you make your own boat go faster.”
Dame Kelly Holmes, double Olympic gold medallist, athletics

“A truly fantastic book. Lots of inspiration from this book went into our World Championship wins.”
Frances Houghton MBE, 5 x Olympic rower;
3 x Olympic silver medallist; 4 x World Champion, quadruple scull

“A compelling read; insightful and genuinely useful!”
Sir Chris Hoy, 6 x Olympic gold medallist,
11 x World Champion, track cycling

“To get inside the mind of an Olympian is a privilege. To share the worries and anxieties, the camaraderie and the highs, is rare and this book gives us a ring side seat. But the real bonus is that it is all then made relevant to our lives, to our business space. I challenge every business woman and man in the country not to take something away from this big contribution to business thinking.”
Lord Digby Jones, former Director General of the
CBI and Minister of State for Trade and Investment

“A fascinating story of the powerful passion of one man to get to the top of his sport and the winning strategies we can all learn from his experience, whether we are aspiring to be Olympians or simply better managers.”
Lord Kirkham CVO,
Founder and former Executive Chairman, DFS

“Will it make the boat go faster? - One simple question that cuts through complexity and helps prioritise, make the right decisions, give direction and increase speed. Truly inspiring and full of concrete actions on how to get yourself and your organization up to the speed that is needed to succeed.”
Jan Erik Kjerpeseth, CEO, Sparebanken Vest

“Inspiring & easily applicable. It just works. I have used Ben’s story and the tools & techniques he talks about in every business I have worked in. That’s how good it is.”
Jacqueline Lunardi, HRD, Moss Bros

“Will it make the boat go faster? It’s a simple question and goes to the heart of the matter – stay focused on what you’re really going for. This book by a supreme athlete - but also a real team player - can show you how. Ben is a naturally modest man but what he has to say has the authority that comes from supreme success. Listen up!”
Ian McDermott, Founder, International Teaching Seminars

“As someone who has spent many years doing research on human resource management and related matters, I have developed a healthy scepticism about much corporate coaching. However, this book is a very pleasant surprise. Written in a totally unpretentious manner, it provides an excellent guidebook for individuals concerned to control and direct their own lives and careers.”
Professor Ken Mayhew, Emeritus Professor of Education and Economic Performance University of Oxford; Emeritus Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford; Extraordinary Professor, Maastricht University

“Easy to read, easy to apply. We’ve been using these strategies as a leadership team and not only are they helping us to develop as a team, but they are also helping us to transform our business.”
Andrew Mindenhall, CEO, Agilisys

“Ben has captured in vivid detail what it took for him, as an individual and as a team member, to win an Olympic Gold medal. The commitment required is immense and so the motivation, focus and belief must be very strong to get to the finishing line and reach this pinnacle of success. I love the way the highs and lows of Ben’s personal journey are told in bite size chunks with valuable lessons for achieving in life and at work work drawn out at each stage. There is so much more to this book than I expected. Once read, I am sure you will want to refer back to it many times more.”
Liz Nicholl CBE. Former CEO of UK Sport

“This book is an excellent repository of tools , techniques & approaches that are all about people being able to bring out the very, very best in themselves, irrespective of who they are or what they do – what makes it work for me is that these have been developed and put to real use in the context of Ben’s great achievement in Sydney, where he & his fellow Olympians did indeed bring out the very, very best in themselves. I have seen Ben speak many times, he brings these things to life in a very personal & compelling fashion.”
David Owen, Chairman, Deloitte CIS

“These strategies are changing the life chances for pupils in deprived areas of South Wales.”
Justin O’Sullivan, Head teacher, Cardinal Newman School

“Bold, ballsy and brilliant! Whatever your circumstances, this book will help you perform to your potential. I recommend this book to anyone who has a dream.”
Kate Pocock (nee Allenby), Olympic bronze medallist, modern pentathlon

“This book is a wonderfully inspiring read, essentially showing that there is rarely, if ever, a shortcut to success. Ben & Harriet clearly lay out the strategies, tactics and ways of working that can be taken from the world of the Olympics and applied to that of business in order to greatly increase levels of performance and the chances of achieving success.”
Nick Powell, President EMEA & Asia Pacific, Univar Solutions

“Success is no accident! It’s based on hard work, perseverance, continuous learning, dedication, sometimes even the readiness to make sacrifices, but most of all it is driven by loving what you are doing. Harriet inspired us to focus on what is important for our success and gave us simple ingredients to help reach our goals.”
Tobias Ragge, CEO, HRS Group

“An invaluable compass for business and life”
Kate Richardson-Walsh OBE, Olympic gold medallist and GB team captain, hockey

“An inspiring