The Long Win

Cath Bishop

Description

Selected as one of the Financial Times Best Business Books of 2020. Fascinating insights on what it means to win in all areas of personal and professional life, and a new paradigm for success.

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Compelling range of insights and stories from sport to business to
politics to education, fascinating insights across research from psychology to
leadership theory to organizational studies      

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Applies to everyone of us: winning is part of our lives, so worth
thinking about the role it plays currently and whether we could reshape it to
get better outcomes

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Challenges a universal belief that winning is good, questions our
obsession across society with coming first, often at any cost & offers a
different approach

 

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Unique combination of personal stories and first-hand experience across
education, business, sport, politics alongside multidisciplinary research

 

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Offers a practical way to redefine success in a different way

 

Resonates with public discussions about what the
key issues for business are, eg profit or purpose, how to improve productivity,
about how to tackle the key global challenges we face in politics, as well as
questions about the direction in which elite sport is going, from challenges of
doping cultures to the pressure to win medals at all costs at the Olympics, and
wider social debates about how we live our lives (‘the happiness agenda’)   

Table of Contents

Preface

Prologue

Introduction

Part I:  What Does Winning Mean?

Chapter 1:  ‘Loser!’ The Language of Winning                                     

How winning became part of our everyday conversations

Chapter 2:  ‘It’s How We’re Wired’:  The Science of Winning                      

How our bodies and minds respond to winning

Chapter 3:  ‘To The Victor, The Spoils’:  The History of Winning                                 

How winning has dominated the history books

 

Part II:  How Our Obsession with Winning Holds Us Back

Chapter 4:  From Monopoly Memories to the Greasy Pole: Real Life Encounters with Winning

Everyday experiences of what success has come to mean from childhood to adulthood

Chapter 5:  Who’s Really Top of the Class?  The Impact of Trying to Win in Education

What happens when we try to win at learning?

Chapter 6: Sport:  ‘It’s All About Medals’ – Truth or Myth in High Performance Sport?

Where does an obsession with winning at all costs end up?

Chapter 7:  ‘It’s All About Being No 1!’  The Will to Win in Business

The impact of a winning-focused culture on performance in business and organizations

Chapter 8:  Global Winners and Losers

How do you win at 21st century global challenges?

 

Part III:  A New Approach to Winning

Chapter 9:  Finding a Better Way:  The Beginning of Long-Win Thinking

Trying a different approach to defining success.

Chapter 10:  Redefining Success:  The Role of Clarity in Long-Win Thinking

Developing clarity of purpose & perspective

Chapter 11:  Beyond Medals and Grades:  The Role of Constant Learning in Long-Win Thinking

Putting a proactive learning mindset into practice

Chapter 12:  People First:  The Role of Connection in Long-Win Thinking

Building deeper relationships at the heart of everything we pursue

Concluding Thoughts:  New Language, Different Thinking, Fresh Stories

Developing Long-Win Thinking in daily life

Epilogue

Appendix

Endnotes

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Index

Sujets

• Sport
• Mindset
• Performance
• World
• Virages (film, 1969)
• Success
• Classé X (Dr House)
• Purpose
• Growth
• Teamwork
• Winning
• Sport psychology

Informations

• Publié par: Practical Inspiration Publishing
• Date de parution: 13 octobre 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781788601900
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

A stimulating book that takes the concept of succeeding and gives it a makeover. Powerful and profound.
Matthew Syed
Winning and losing are the simplistic ways that modern Western societies consider success. But Cath Bishop shows how much more complex the lived experience of competition really is. What a joy to read someone talking about this crucial subject from lived experience, showing how much more there is to understand about the way that we judge ourselves and everyone else. Anyone interested in motivation should read this book and think deeply.
Margaret Heffernan
Looking at life from a different point of view is a rare skill. Built on in-depth research and broad experience as well as original thought, this book will change your outlook on everything.
Clare Balding OBE
This is an absorbing, candid, nicely crafted book that, using helpful illustrations, forces us to reconsider what we mean by winning . It persuasively argues of the merits of taking a longer-term view. This long win is grounded in a considered take on what it is we genuinely want from life and, working backwards, how this might shape our choices today.
Professor Mark de Rond, Professor of Organizational Ethnography, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
A gold medal is a simple goal, near impossible to win. Beyond the brutal simplicity of sport, can the concept of winning help us? What exactly do we want to win, and why? By posing and examining this question, this book helps us learn more, know ourselves better, and connect with renewed purpose with the world of business, family, life.
Matt Brittin, President of Google EMEA, Olympian
I wholeheartedly support the thoughts in this book. I firmly believe the only way to change a culture is through educating society as to why it should be changed. And then offer a better way. This book proposes many thought-provoking questions that will serve to inspire the change our world needs and our youth deserve.
Valorie Kondos Field, UCLA Gymnastics Coach, PAC-12 Coach of the Century
This book is powerful and brilliant. Cath clearly has a deep understanding of what athletes go through and goes further to give a way forward in pursuit of improved performance and personal growth, with concepts I have experienced and observed to work and produce results in elite sport. A must for any manager in elite sport, any teacher, any leader.
Dr Eva Carneiro, Consultant in Sports and Exercise Medicine, Former Premier League Doctor
In sport and life your sense of value depends on the measures of success you choose to judge yourself against. Cath s book will help you open up a whole new freedom to succeed on your own terms and to render outcome hijack and results obsessions things of the past. Don t change the game, change what it means to win, for you.
Dr Chris Shambrook, Director of Planet K2, Psychologist to British Olympic Rowing Team 1997-2019
This book is so relevant, timely and exciting for any person or organization wanting to investigate what success means to them. It couldn t be a more relevant book right now and Cath s exceptional ability in so many areas of life make it a gripping read with a lot of key takeaways whatever your area of interest. I wish every leader could immediately read this book as the world would be a better place if they did!
Goldie Sayers, Olympic Medallist in the Javelin, Business Coach
In a world where sustainability and inter-connection have gained wide recognition as core drivers for business success and purposeful work, Cath Bishop s book The Long Win is a timely and important contribution to re-define what success and winning mean. She re-emphasizes the importance of people at the core of the Long Win . The three Cs - Clarity, Constant Learning and Connection - are based on her rich personal experience as Olympic rower and champion, diplomat and leadership speaker, writer and consultant and they build the foundation for sustained winning. An inspiring and personal book on one of our greatest leadership challenges today!
Smaranda Gosa-Mensing, Fellow of Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
Intelligent. Articulate. Timely. Cath Bishop has written a crucial read for anyone whose life is linked to performance. This GB Olympic rower floats a simple question, Why does winning matter so much? And, perhaps, more importantly, how does our obsession with being the best ultimately serve us, our goals and the greater good? Told with gripping and, sometimes, poignant story-telling, The Long Win presents a compelling case for reflecting, re-thinking and re-strategizing the way we strive for and achieve success.
Jason Dorland, Author, Coach and Olympian
The Long Win is a thrilling book for anyone who believes that there must be better ways of achieving our potential, both as individuals and societally. It s not a simple fix but this book highlights precisely where we must shift our focus, across multiple disciplines. Cath s captivating experiences at the pinnacle of three such disciplines provide the book s hypothesis with both authenticity and authority. I am convinced that within sport the Long-Win approach will lead to more positive, engaging experiences and better performance. I want every athlete I work with to be exposed to the insights held within this book.
Laurence Halsted, Performance Director of the Danish Fencing Federation, Director of Mentoring at The True Athlete Project, Olympian
Long-Win Thinking shifts our mindset from a focus on winning is the only thing to a process-based orientation that fosters a more inclusive and reflective attitude to success. A great reflective work that shows how shifting our approach to success can lead to happier and healthier outcomes.
Professor Alex Gerbasi, Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor and Professor of Leadership, University of Exeter Business School
The Long Win fills a gaping and growing chasm in our understanding of what defines success. It is indispensable for anyone interested in not only achievement but in finding a way to shape our pursuits for the better. While reading The Long Win I was informed, emboldened and energized by the way Cath has meticulously and comprehensively laid out the case for strategic thinking that stretches beyond the now, the immediate, the results, to a stronger way of being!
Dr Steve Ingham, Director and Performance Scientist at Supporting Champions
The Long Win is a genuinely thought-provoking and fascinating insight into the potential benefits of redefining our mindsets both on an individual and collective basis. Cath s refreshingly honest account of her own experiences provides a unique backdrop to the concepts of her philosophy. I would thoroughly recommend The Long Win and I challenge anyone not to take something from it.
Sophie Hosking MBE, Legal Counsel at the FA and Olympic Champion in Rowing
I love this book and all it stands for. Whether you think you have won it all, or you think you ve never won in life, Cath skilfully blows apart our taken-for-granted notion of winning and all that we take it to mean. Using her own poignant story and drawing on many other walks of life, she gives us an inclusive view of what winning means, so we can create a healthy and sustainable 21st century world.
Dr Alison Maitland, Sport Psychologist, HR Director and Consultant
A book which challenges the reader to re-examine their fundamental beliefs about the nature of success and reward. Cath has experienced the top level of elite sport as well as the cut and thrust of diplomacy in conflict zones, giving her a unique personal perspective on the question of how we can redefine winning and losing.
Annie Vernon, Journalist, Author and Olympic Medallist
The Long Win brings a new narrative to the language of success, challenging the traditional expectations, including those around grades, targets and rankings, prevalent in educational settings today. As a headteacher of a large London day school, I will be recommending this book to all as a vital read for those who are interested in going beyond the pure gain of A* grades and instead are interested in developing within their schools a culture of collaboration and risk tasking, with the mindset and skills to enable the next generation to flourish and live fulfilling and happy lives.
Suzie Longstaff, Head, Putney High School and Olympian
A thorough and fascinating journey through sport, education, diplomacy and business piecing together the elements that build genuine and sustained success and, as importantly, pinpointing what gets in the way. It will make you think hard about your own team s approach and priorities.
Roger Bayly, Managing Director, Alvarez Marsal
Increasing performance is the most important conversation within teams and organizations searching for success. Cath Bishop s thought-provoking and illuminating book is a compelling guide to how to do it. This visionary book draws on the latest research and Cath s own experiences as an elite athlete and a high-level diplomat. Everyone who is interested in performance should read it.
Dr Philip Stiles, Senior Lecturer in Corporate Governance, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
The win-at-all-costs culture generates enormous amounts of human unhappiness and is counterproductive to the wellbeing of society as a whole, the winners as well as the losers . Cath has done a thorough job of marshalling evidence from a wide variety of sources, including her own experiences as an Olympian, and weaving it into an articulate and very readable narrative. Her vision for a more compassionate and collaborative world is a world I would want to live in.
Roz Savage, Ocean-rower, Author and Speaker
In this time of change, The