Herbert Nitsch’s record-breaking dives weren’t feats of bravado—they were exercises in disciplined focus, pre-engineered risk and relentless refinement. His approach offers leaders a powerful blueprint for leading under extreme pressure without burning out.

There’s a moment on every mountain when you have to decide to either push forward or turn back. For an A-type personality like me, who is driven, goal-oriented, and relentlessly focused on outcomes and impact, turning back feels like failure. But last year, on the icy slopes of Mt. Andromeda in British Columbia, Canada, that’s precisely what I did with my teammate.

Metrics matter! Jacob Drucker reminds us that effective metrics are central to performance management, and to achieving real, sustainable growth. When we align our KPIs with what truly drives our organizations forward, they become powerful tools for insight, accountability, and adaptation.

Businesses are operating in a tumultuous world full of risk and uncertainty. “The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that is changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” – Mark Zuckerberg

American management guru Michael Porter famously remarked that “the essence of strategy is choosing what not to do”. While that sounds simple, in practice and in my experience, it’s often a challenge for business leaders to let go of existing projects, even when they no longer add value or align with new strategies or the company's future goals.

After losing both legs above the knee in Afghanistan, former British Army soldier Hari Budha Magar rebuilt his life through extreme adventure, culminating in a history making summit of Mount Everest and a powerful message about resilience and purpose in life and work.