Scott Kress is an accomplished mountaineer, keynote speaker and President of both Summit Training and Frontier Team Building.
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As we all know, great teams do not just happen, they are built from the ground up. As Jim Collins writes in his bestselling book Good to Great, you first need to get the right people on the bus and then get them into the right seats. But once you achieve this, your job at forming them into a high performance team is far from over. Use this simple model to guide you in the formation of your team whether you are a new team or one that has been together for quite some time.
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Thursday July 29 – Cheget to Moscow
Last night Ryan, Paul, Todd, Humberto and I went out for drinks. Cheget has a very nice atmosphere and there are several restaurants and bars to choose from. My stomach was a little upset (something we have all dealt with at least a couple times on this trip) so [...]
Wednesday July 28 – Cheget
For our first morning back in Cheget we had planned a late breakfast to allow for a sleep in. My body was not interested in the sleep however and I was wide awake at 6:30am. I took my netbook computer to the lobby to check email and then went for a [...]
Tuesday July 27 – Descent to Cheget
After a decent sleep I woke just before 7am. I think I should have slept better considering the lack of sleep I was working on and the amount of energy I had expended, but I found it difficult to sleep last night. Todd and I played cards until 9:30 [...]
onday July 26 – Summit Day
At 11am we stood on the top of Europe. It was a long and tiring climb, but fun and exciting.
It was very busy in the hut which translated into a lot of noise, but I don’t sleep much before a summit climb anyway. I went to bed about 8pm, but [...]
July 25 – Diesel Hut Rest Day
Today was a rest day in preparation for our summit attempt tomorrow. We slept in and had breakfast at 8:30am. Breakfast was a large pan omelet with sausage as well as the usual assortment of tomatoes, cucumbers, cheese, and salami.
Rest days can be long as there is not much [...]
Saturday July 24 – Diesel Hut Acclimatization Day
Today was a spectacular day. Breakfast at 7am and then an acclimatization hike at 8am. When we started out it was snowing lightly, but the temperature was warm (right around freezing) and there was little wind. The cloud base was right down to the ground and visibility was [...]
Friday July 23 – Azau Hut 2970m – Diesel Hut 4257m
After a great night in the Azau Hut we had a huge breakfast of eggs, bread, cheese, and salami. We then packed up and hit the trail at 9:30am. Hitting the trail is walking to the gondola for a 10 minute ride to Mir Station [...]