The Long Win - 2nd edition
There's more to success than you think
by Cath Bishop
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Pub Date May 21 2024 | Archive Date Jun 11 2024
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Description
'This is a deep and rewarding exploration of human motivation' The Financial Times
'Powerful and profound' - Matthew Syed
‘This book will change your outlook on everything.’ - Clare Balding
Reimagining success in sport, business, education, politics and life.
In this compelling examination of our obsession with winning, Cath Bishop draws on her extraordinary mix of experience to trace how increasingly narrow concepts of winning constrain our personal and professional lives. How do we redefine success in order to explore our potential more effectively over the long- term? In this second edition, Cath adds fresh insight from working with leaders who are putting The Long Win into practice and offers additional tips and strategies to leaders looking to unlock sustainable high performance.
Cath is a triple Olympian, World Champion and Olympic silver medalist in rowing. In her career as a diplomat, she specialized in stabilization policy for conflict-affected parts of the world. She now works as a coach and consultant, advising on leadership, performance and culture across business, sport and education, and teaches on Executive Education programmes at the Judge Business School, Cambridge University. She is a globally sought-after speaker.
‘It’s not often you can say a book will change your life, but this certainly could.’ Daily Mail
‘Anyone interested in motivation should read this book and think deeply.’ Margaret Heffernan
Chosen by the Financial Times as one of its Best Business Books 2020
Advance Praise
This book reminds us of the perils of chasing poorly defined notions of success – a revised edition could not be more timely or essential. - Matthew Syed, Olympian, Broadcaster, Journalist, Author
The Long Win will prompt you to unlearn and relearn what it means to be a success, individually and collectively, in a way that reflects the world of work around us. Every team is better when they spend some time learning from The Long Win. - Sarah Ellis & Helen Tupper, Co-Founders of Amazing If, Co-Hosts of The Squiggly Careers Podcast, Authors of The Squiggly Career and You Coach You
This book approaches the idea of success from a whole new angle, equipping us to think about what it would look like for all of us to win together in the long term, not just for me to beat you. It is a vital handbook for us as we face the challenges of our time, which will demand we work together as citizens, not simply to take what we can get as consumers. - Jon Alexander, Co-Founder of the New Citizenship Project and Author of Citizens
I could relate to everything in this book which applies to any leader wanting to take a long-term view of business success. In business, there is no final destination or finite measure of what winning means, so it’s essential for our teams to enjoy the journey. - John Morgan, Group CEO of Morgan Sindall Group plc
The Long Win offers a powerful blueprint for shifting paradigms and achieving enduring impact - a must-read for those seeking to reshape the meaning of winning. - Dr Ruth Gotian, Thinkers50 ranked #1 emerging management thinker in the world, author of The Success Factor and The Financial Times Guide to Mentoring
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781788605250 |
| PRICE | $18.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 290 |
