Benedikt Böhm climbs mountains up to 8,000 m high not only without oxygen and outside help, but in what is known as “speed style”, to reduce the risk by spending less time in the death zone. By concentrating on the essentials, goals are achieved more quickly and we are usually happier in the end. But why do we find it so difficult to downsize? Benedikt Böhm sheds light on today's economic life from the perspective of an extreme mountaineer and managing director of a world market-leading sporting goods manufacturer. Benedikt Böhm's lectures consist of breathtaking images and short video clips with rare footage of the world's highest mountains.

Possible lecture and topic focuses

• “Focus and lightness” Reduction to the essentials
  is today's formula for success with the multitude of possibilities
  and paths we can choose every day.
• “Uncertainty and fear” How do we deal with uncertainty
  (cause)? By identifying our fears (effect)
  and exercising the necessary courage muscles.
• “Resilience and antifragility” How do we develop exceptional resilience and antifragility?
• “Teams in the death zone” How do successful teams behave under pressure in extreme situations?
• “Speed and risk” For Böhm, speed is a fine art and the essential
  strategy for minimizing risk and
  and be more successful.
• “Aiming high” How can the inner ‘momentum’ be built up
  to achieve the seemingly impossible?
• “Change and setbacks” How do you find your way back to your original
  attitude after huge setbacks?
• “Brand management” Böhm is regarded as an absolute brand specialist in the sports
  industry, who has succeeded in turning an unloved brand
  into a world-leading love brand.
• “Sustainability” How can a tailor-made sustainability strategy be developed
  from the brand core.

Book Release: FROM THE DEATH ZONE TO THE BOARDROOM. What Business Leaders and Decision Makers Can Learn From Extreme Mountaineering.

In From the Death Zone to the Boardroom (book title ≈ Von der Todeszone in die Vorstandssage), speed ski mountaineer Benedikt Böhm tells exciting stories of his expeditions to the world's highest mountains, of his fears and suffering, and of dealing with death.

Stefan Gröschl, co-author and professor of leadership and management, examines the topic from the scientific side. In doing so, he goes beyond traditional business strategies, opening up unusual insights and thought-provoking alternatives for managing your business.

Short statement by Benedikt Böhm about the book can be found here.