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Leadership, Failure Tolerance, and Climbing Everest: Powerful Lessons from Alison Levine

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In this episode of Leave Your Mark, I sit down with history-making polar explorer, mountaineer, and leadership expert Alison Levine. We delve into her incredible journey from the boardrooms of Goldman Sachs to leading the first American women's Everest expedition and completing the Adventure Grand Slam despite having Raynaud's disease and undergoing three heart surgeries. Alison shares her insights on leadership in extreme environments, overcoming personal limits, and the importance of resilience. We also discuss her experiences at Goldman Sachs, her tenure as a leadership professor at West Point, and the valuable lessons she learned from the top of some of the world's tallest mountains. Not to mention incredible insights from her book, On the Edge. Find out how Alison's failures paved the way for her eventual successes and her approach to risk management both in the mountains and in corporate settings. Don't miss her profound thoughts on the true goals of mountaineering, the importance of resilience, and the power of encouragement.

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268 episodes

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Content provided by Aliza Licht. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Aliza Licht or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

In this episode of Leave Your Mark, I sit down with history-making polar explorer, mountaineer, and leadership expert Alison Levine. We delve into her incredible journey from the boardrooms of Goldman Sachs to leading the first American women's Everest expedition and completing the Adventure Grand Slam despite having Raynaud's disease and undergoing three heart surgeries. Alison shares her insights on leadership in extreme environments, overcoming personal limits, and the importance of resilience. We also discuss her experiences at Goldman Sachs, her tenure as a leadership professor at West Point, and the valuable lessons she learned from the top of some of the world's tallest mountains. Not to mention incredible insights from her book, On the Edge. Find out how Alison's failures paved the way for her eventual successes and her approach to risk management both in the mountains and in corporate settings. Don't miss her profound thoughts on the true goals of mountaineering, the importance of resilience, and the power of encouragement.

  continue reading

268 episodes

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