Outdoor Leadership: Technique, Common Sense & Self-Confidence

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Summary: Leadership for life - not just outdoor activities!
Review: I bought this book because I am a Girl Scout leader and I thought it would help me to safely and effectively lead my troop on outdoor adventures. It has -- but the lessons it teaches are much broader. I have applied what I have learned to situations at work and in making decisions in caring for an elderly parent. I know I will keep this book and will be referring to it frequently. Great for beginners, but even seasoned or natural-born leaders, I believe, can learn something to improve their skills and be more effective.

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Summary: Maybe Fewer Stars for Corporate Use
Review: I purchased this book for analagous use in a large corporation. It contains many useful insights and guidelines for leadership. Unfortunately, the author's attempt to generalize the definition of the term "pucker factor" is not enough to overcome the term's original anatomical meaning, hence making it questionable for corporate use. This conclusion is based on interpretations of the term from employees I surveyed. A more neutral term like "stress factor" would make it a perfect metaphorical book for use in corporations.

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Summary: Any Outdoor Leader needs to read it
Review: I'm an Eagle Scout from troop 572 of Carolina Puerto Rico, and all the leadership skill that I learn during my best time of my life is in that book.
I'm also worked at Denali National Park, Alaska and is great see a lot of people that love the wild and love to camp and hike, but more important is to be a leader in the woods with the visitors, that's why to be an Interps in Denali needs a lot of skills and Information that this book have it.
Any Outdoor Leader needs to read this Book.

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Review: It would be bad judgment to venture into the wild outdoors or even into your own career without reading and digesting this masterpiece. -Paul Petzoldt, Founder, National Outdoor Leadership School

Outdoor Leadership's discussion, advice and techniques for learning and improving leadership skills will prove invaluable to anyone, hard-core mountaineer or not, in the outdoors or any other part of your life. This book is so good I will strongly recommend it to all my staff and friends. A real gem. -Gary Neptune, Owner, Neptune Mountaineering, Boulder, CO

Outdoor Leadership tackles the essence of all group experiences from every angle. As a resource and textbook, it should be required reading for all who seek to improve their own leadership style and all who play a role in teaching others. -Colby Coombs, Co-Director, Alaska Mountaineering School, Talkeetna, AK

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Summary: Brilliant for Business and Outdoors
Review: No wasted words or soapbox sermons here. I've been leading and following for years and found the concepts in this book to be direct and effective, and, if applied, sure to make a difference in all areas of your life--professionally and personally. Some of the concepts are so simple you will wonder why you haven't already been utilizing them. A quick read and a good value.

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Summary: Superb guide for leading wilderness activities
Review: This is an excellent book on what it takes to lead outdoor activities such as hikes, ski tours, backpacking trips, etc. It's really the first and best guide of its kind. Highly recommended!