Cathy O"Dowd

The first woman to climb Mt. Everest from both sides.

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Cathy O “Dowd is the first woman in the world to have climbed Everest from both sides. The South African mountaineer has been on Everest both as a “token woman” and as an expedition leader. She has worked with a number of international teams who were forced to work together and was the only team to climb a new route. She has faced the “worst storm in Everest history” and warring team members whose egos got the better of them. She has experienced the thrill of the summit as well as the reality of failure and the loss of fellow climbers. Cathy is still an active adventurer, and her last major expedition was a new route up an eight-thousander - the first ascent of Nanga Parbat via the Mazeno Ridge. Cathy has turned this extraordinary experience into a case study that will help any strategic planner to realize innovative goals more effectively.

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Reach for the Heights! Teamwork and leadership from the slopes of the world’s highest mountain.
based on a case study of Cathy's first successful Everest expedition, where the team had to contend with both conflict internal to the team and the worst storm in the history of the mountain, among other challenges 
Applicable to clients interested in:
team dynamics, effective teamwork, leadership, goal setting, motivation, overcoming challenges

Think like an Explorer! Managing uncertainty through fluid decision-making 
based on a case study of a new route on an 8000m peak - the first ascent of Nanga Parbat, 9th highest peak in the world via the Mazeno ridge. This is an interactive presentation where the audience participates in key decisions as the expedition unfolds.  Applicable to clients interested in:
leadership, strategic planning, operating in a VUCA world, effective decision-making, managing uncertainty, 

References & Press

  • Allianz
  • Siemens
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Nivea
  • Commerzbank
  • SAP
  • Heineken
  • ThyssenKrupp Group
  • Nestle
  • Roche
  • Novartis
  • Credit Suisse
  • UBS
  • Zurich Financial
  • Lindt
  • Swiss Re
  • Kuoni
  • Julius Baer

Auszeichnungen:

  • CSPGlobal (Certified Speaking Professional Global)
  • FPSA (Fellow Professional Speaking Association of UK and Ireland)
  • Professional Speaking Award für herausragende Leistungen
  • anerkannt durch eine Resolution des Parlaments der Republik Südafrika als erste Südafrikanerin, die den Everest bestiegen hat: „Cathy O'Dowd reiht sich in die Reihe illustrer Frauen in Südafrika ein, die zeigen, dass Frauen ihren Platz gefunden haben und zu den vielen Errungenschaften unserer Nation beitragen.

Publications

Cover: Just for the love of it: The first woman to climb Mount Everest from both sides (English Edition)

Just for the love of it: The first woman to climb Mount Everest from both sides (English Edition)

ISBN : 9780957524507

4.99 €

Amazon: Just for the love of it: The first woman to climb Mount Everest from both sides (English Edition)