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1、WildernessLeadership—ontheJob-HarvardBusinessReviewPage1of4WildernessLeadership—ontheJobbyJohnKanengieterandAparnaRajagopal-DurbinToriMurdenMcClurewasthefirstwomantorowsoloacrosstheAtlanticOceanandthefirstAmericantoskioverlandtotheSouthPole.ShehasledexpeditionsupMountRainie
2、randtheAndes,andthroughKenyaandAlaska.ShehaslawanddivinitydegreesandnowservesasthepresidentofSpaldingUniversity,inLouisville,Kentucky.ButbeforeMcClurecoulddoallthat,shehadtolearnhowtolead.HerfirstattempttocrosstheAtlanticwasscuttledbyplanninghiccups,aninadequatecommunicatio
3、nssystem,andHurricaneDanielle.Shewasdisappointedbutrecognizedthesilverlining:She’dhadagreatpracticerun,fulloflessons—includingimportantonesaboutdelegatingandthoughtfuldecisionmaking—forhernextattempt.Thefollowingyearshetriedagain,andthistimeshereliedmoreheavilyonhersupportt
4、eamforadviceonboatmaterialsandtechnology.WhenHurricaneLennyhitneartheendofherjourney,causingherboattorepeatedlyflipover,McClurestayedcalm,setoffherdistressbeacononlyafterthestormhadpassed,andthenchangedcourse.OnDecember3,1999,sherowedashoreatPointe-à-Pitre,Guadeloupe,making
5、hermarkonhistory.WhatcanmanagerslearnfromMcClureandadventurerslikeher?AttheNationalOutdoorLeadershipSchool(NOLS),wetake15,000executives,students,andarmedservicesmembersintothewildernesseachyeartohelpthemdevelopthesameleadershipskillsthatMcClurehashonedonherexpeditions.Andwe
6、believethatintheunpredictable,challenging,anddynamicwildernessenvironment,ourparticipantslearnfivekeyprinciples—practiceleadership,leadfromeverywhere,behavewell,keepcalm,anddisconnecttoconnect—thatapplydirectlytotoday’sbusinessworld.McClure,a1985NOLSgraduateandnowchairmanof
7、ourboard,viewsleadershipasfindingapath,forherselfandothers,alldayeveryday.Youhavetothinkabouttheconsequencesofyouractions,shebelieves,andrememberthatyoudon’talwaysleadfromthefrontorfollowfrombehind.Youhavetomakesurethatwhatyouexpectofotherpeopleisinharmonywithhowyoubehave.A
8、ndwhentheboatflipsandfillswithwater,youhavetostaycalmandrememberwhichwayisup.Notev