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The Archer's Edge Ancient Wisdom and Modern Practice for Business Leaders

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Apply the precision and focus of elite archery to transform your leadership effectiveness

The Archer's Edge: Ancient Wisdom and Modern Practice for Business Leaders unites an Olympic gold medallist and worldwide recognised archery coach with a renowned leadership expert. Together, Juan-Carlos Holgado...

Beschreibung

Apply the precision and focus of elite archery to transform your leadership effectiveness

The Archer's Edge: Ancient Wisdom and Modern Practice for Business Leaders unites an Olympic gold medallist and worldwide recognised archery coach with a renowned leadership expert. Together, Juan-Carlos Holgado and Michael Watkins translate the discipline, mental focus, and precision of elite archery into practical frameworks that help leaders at every level hit their targets consistently.

Drawing on Holgado's decades developing world-class athletes and coaches and Watkins's expertise in developing executives, this book reveals how the physical, mental, and emotional disciplines of archery apply directly to leadership challenges. You'll discover how elite archers achieve peak performance under pressure and learn to apply those same principles to inspire teams and drive results.

Readers will also find:

  • Proven mental focus techniques used by Olympic athletes, adapted specifically for high-stakes business decisions and leadership moments
  • Strategies for developing the emotional discipline required to lead effectively during periods of uncertainty and organizational change
  • Practical approaches to precision and consistency that translate athletic excellence principles into measurable leadership improvement
  • Insights into the physical, mental, and emotional aspects of peak performance applicable across diverse leadership contexts

Ideal for seasoned executives seeking to elevate their leadership, middle managers aiming to inspire and develop their teams, and aspiring leaders setting their sights on future success, The Archer's Advantage provides archery-inspired principles that translate athletic excellence into business results.

Produktdetails

Einband

Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum

05.10.2026
Verlag Wiley
Seitenzahl

320

Produktdetails

Einband

Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum

05.10.2026
Verlag Wiley
Seitenzahl

320
Maße (L/B/H)

22,2/14,9/2,4 cm
Gewicht

522 g
Sprache

Englisch
ISBN

978-1-394-41532-8
Herstelleradresse

Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Produktbild: The Archer's Edge

  • CONTENTS

    FOREWORD XV

    INTRODUCTION: THE ARCHER'S EDGE 1

    CHAPTER ONE: DEVELOPMENTAL AGILITY: LEARNING FASTER FROM EVERY EXPERIENCE 15

    Juan Carlos's Long Bus Ride Home 15
    What Happened on That Bus 17
    What Developmental Agility Actually is 19
    Practice 1: Extract Lessons from Experience 21
    Conduct Structured Reflection 22
    Seek Multiple Perspectives 23
    Extract Transferable Patterns 24
    Separate Process from Outcome 25
    Practice 2: Engineer the Feedback Leadership Naturally Lacks 26
    Observe Yourself 27
    Track Specific Behaviors 28
    Create Comparison Points 28
    Seek Immediate Micro-feedback 29
    Practice 3: Build the Habits That Sustain Development 31
    Start With Early Wins 33
    The Choice Ahead 34
    Michael on Developmental Agility 35
    Connecting to Purposeful Practice 36
    Key Takeaways 36
    Start Here 37

    CHAPTER TWO: PURPOSEFUL PRACTICE: BREAK IT DOWN TO BUILD IT UP 39

    Juan Carlos Finds the Light Switch 39
    What Purposeful Practice Actually Means 44
    The Weakest Link 45
    Practice 1: Decide What to Practice and Where to Start 47
    Practice 2: Execute Each Practice Session with Discipline 53
    Practice 3: Track Your Repetitions and Reassess Your Weakest Link 56
    How You'll Know It's Working 59
    Building Purposeful Practice into Your Daily Work 61
    Michael on Purposeful Practice 62
    Connecting to Focused Attention 62
    Key Takeaways 63
    Start Here 64

    CHAPTER THREE: FOCUS: DIRECTING ATTENTION WHERE IT MATTERS 67

    Juan Carlos and the Curse of the Scoreboard 67
    The Power of Process Focus 70
    The Three Dimensions of Leader Focus 71
    The Science of Optimal Focus: Flow 73
    Practice 1: Design Pre-situation Routines 74
    The Routine Under Pressure 76
    Practice 2: Redirect Captured Attention 79
    Redirecting When You Can't Pause 80
    When Redirects Fail 82
    Practice 3: Build Attention Resilience Through
    Deliberate Exposure 83
    Identifying Your Triggers 84
    Graduated Exposure 84
    Using Chaos as Training 85
    Tracking Your Development 86
    Integrating Focus into Daily Work 88
    When Focus Breaks Down 89
    Michael on Focus 90
    Connecting to Mental Toughness 91
    Key Takeaways 92
    Start Here 93

    CHAPTER FOUR: MENTAL TOUGHNESS: PERFORMING WHEN THE STAKES ARE HIGH 95

    Juan Carlos Pushes The Right Button 95
    How Mental Toughness Differs From Focus 99
    The Two-tier System to Build Mental Toughness 100
    Why Leadership Pressure is Particularly Demanding 101
    Practice 1: Build Your Reset Buttons 103
    Your Breathing Reset 103
    Your Posture Reset 104
    Practice 2: The Mental Reset Between Situations 107
    The 10-Second Reset 107
    How Resets Prevent Downward Spirals 108
    Build Reset Automaticity 109
    Practice 3: Build Pressure Tolerance Through Progressive Exposure 110
    Design Your Pressure Progression 111
    Make Practice Harder Than Reality 113
    Seek Pressure Deliberately 114
    When Everything Falls Apart: The Override 115
    Assessing Your Progress 116
    Building Mental Toughness into Daily Work 117
    Michael on Mental Toughness 119
    Connecting to Strategic Adaptability 121
    Key Takeaways 121
    Start Here 123

    CHAPTER FIVE: ADAPTABILITY: KNOWING WHEN AND HOW TO CHANGE 125

    Juan Carlos and the Storm at the Spanish Championships 125
    Where the Capabilities Converge 128
    Practice 1: Recognize When Adaptation is Needed 130
    The Three Diagnostic Questions 131
    Knowing When to Adapt 133
    Knowing When to Keep Going 135
    When the Signals Are Ambiguous 137
    Track Your Diagnostic Judgments 137
    Practice 2: Adapt Efficiently 137
    What Is Essential and What Is Contextual 138
    The Two-Column Exercise 139
    When the Exercise Reveals You Don't Know 141
    Practice 3: Build Capability Through Anticipatory Adaptation 141
    Anticipating the Types of Challenges 142
    Training for Crisis Management 142
    Preparing for Gradual Shifts 144
    Reading Early Signals 145
    Making Practice More Variable Than Reality 145
    Assessing Results and Adjusting 146
    When Correct Adaptation Still Creates Problems 147
    Signs of Deeper Issues 148
    Recovering from a Wrong Call 148
    Building Adaptability into Your Daily Work 149
    Michael on Adaptability 150
    Connecting to Team Excellence 151
    Key Takeaways 152
    Start Here 153

    CHAPTER SIX: TEAM EXCELLENCE: MAKING THE WHOLE GREATER THAN THE PARTS 155

    Juan Carlos and the Birthday Dinner 155
    From Individual Excellence to Collective Performance 159
    What Team Excellence Actually Requires 160
    Practice 1: Build Trust That Enables Vulnerability 162
    How Trust Develops 162
    What the Research Shows 165
    Practice 2: Deal With Conflicts Productively 165
    Diagnosing Conflict Types 166
    Making It About Evidence 166
    Practice 3: Refine Structure to Enable Performance 168
    When Structure Cannot Wait 169
    Establishing Boundaries Between Support and Execution 169
    Diagnosing Performance Gaps 170
    The Limits Of Trust-building 172
    Recognizing Progress 173
    Building Team Excellence into Daily Work 174
    Michael on Team Excellence 175
    Connecting to Coaching for Development 176
    Key Takeaways 177
    Start Here 179

    CHAPTER SEVEN: COACHING: DEVELOPING OTHERS TO DEVELOP THEMSELVES 181

    Juan Carlos and the 12 Archers 181
    From Archery Coaching to Leadership Development 185
    What Research Reveals About Effective Coaching 186
    Why Coaching Your Team is Different 187
    Practice 1: Observe Systematically to Diagnose Root Causes 188
    Using the Six Capabilities as a Diagnostic Framework 188
    Diagnosing a Developmental Agility Gap 190
    When Your Diagnosis Is Wrong 193
    Practice 2: Give Feedback That Builds Awareness 194
    Building Awareness of a Team Excellence Gap 195
    When Feedback Consistently Fails to Land 198
    Practice 3: Structure Work Strategically to Accelerate Development 199
    Matching Assignments to Capability Gaps 199
    When to Intervene versus Let Struggle Continue 200
    Making Progress Visible 201
    Building Coaching Into Your Daily Work 202
    When Coaching Reaches Its Limits 203
    Michael on Coaching 204
    Connecting to the Conclusion 205
    Key Takeaways 207
    Start Here 209

    CONCLUSION: FROM UNDERSTANDING TO MASTERY 211

    APPENDIX A: A BRIEF HISTORY OF ARCHERY 225

    APPENDIX B: WEEKLY PRACTICE PLANNER 237

    APPENDIX C: LEADERSHIP PROCESS COMPONENTS 243

    APPENDIX D: SITUATION DIAGNOSTIC FRAMEWORK 263

    APPENDIX E: YOUR 90-DAY CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 269

    NOTES 283

    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 291

    ABOUT THE AUTHORS 295

    INDEX 297