Titlebook: Destructive Goal Pursuit; The Mt. Everest Disa D Christopher Kayes Book 2006 Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited

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Janet E. Alton,J. D. A. Widdowsonrogress up the mountain so far. In fact, their negativity only makes the goal more clear. Any obstacles that may rest between you and reaching the summit seem small in comparison to the ecstasy you will experience once the summit is achieved.

SAGE

The problem of goalodicy: The unintended consequences of goal pursuitck of sleep, the uncomfortable cough, the egos of your climbing partners. Focus on attaining your goal. You don’t need to worry about finding excuses because you will have success. Your sense of self and the goal have become inseparable.

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Warning signs: Indicators of goalodicyrogress up the mountain so far. In fact, their negativity only makes the goal more clear. Any obstacles that may rest between you and reaching the summit seem small in comparison to the ecstasy you will experience once the summit is achieved.

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The 1996 mount everest climbing disaster: Recounting the tragic eventsasy routes, you seek greater challenges. Dreaming of the summit becomes electric, the experience of climbing a craving. After a time your dreams become bigger. Each mountain peak you climb and each successful summit make you crave more. You begin to catch what climbers call “summit fever.”

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“Why haven’t they turned around?”: The search for answerse excited about the idea of summiting Everest, have heard about its dangers. They have heard that about 1 in 6 do not make it back alive. You quickly remind them that reliable statistics are hard to come by in a country that does not keep formal records on the mountain.

Genetics

Rethinking leadership in organizationsders should set ambitious and challenging goals and then get out of the way (e.g., Hackman, 2002). This chapter suggests that this kind of thinking can lead to disastrous consequences because it assumes too much from both teams and leaders.

預(yù)兆好

Conclusion: Putting leadership into actionf the process of destructive goal pursuit. As the climbers continued to put more and more effort into reaching the summit and continued to ignore pre-established turnaround times, the team of climbers pursued the summit at the cost of their own lives.

白楊魚(yú)

Development of Immunocontraceptives in Malehospitability of the environment. The afternoon sunshine lures you into complacency. The turnaround time that you planned on becomes easy to ignore. You forget that your visit to this inhospitable environment must be brief. It becomes hard to imagine an impending storm. You continue to pursue your goal of reaching the summit without abandon.