Secrets of High Performing Teams – The Sacagawea Crucible Expedition
On a recent expedition, our singular aim was to learn the secret of what makes a high performing team. Our hypothesis was that diversity, and diversity of thought, are the...
What Do a Special Operations Soldier and an Executive Have in Common?
The Self-Reliant Crucible Expedition is designed for executives and veterans to take their leadership abilities to new levels. The challenge and intensity of the trip maps to today's business climate....
Trading Money for Time – Corporate Suit Turned Mountain Man
The following interview with Dennis Lund was conducted at Camp Halton - 8 miles from Joseph, Oregon. Dennis was in the publishing business before he purposefully and methodically "checked out"...
Is The Vision for Your Team Big Enough?
Teams everywhere are BROKEN, and leaders need to ask the following three questions: Are the stakes big enough? Have you created a Point of No Return? Have you burned the...
Iveagh House
The house for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade once again did not disappoint the students. From the marbled halls, mahogany doors, and ornate ceilings, the students were in...
Ireland – Year 6 – Day 2 – May 22, 2017
We spent the day at Trinity College in a lecture hall interacting with 5 strong entrepreneurial leaders: (more…)
A (functional) Team: More Than Just A Collection of People
We’ve got a great group of MBA students from the University of Colorado Denver on this year’s trip to Dublin and Belfast. It’s our sixth annual trip, and this...
Should Our Focus Be on Teaming versus Leading?
I just returned from our fifth Crucible Expedition to Moab where executives and Special Operations soldiers participate in a transformational experience. Though perspectives vary greatly (life & death versus...
What Happens When You Combine Special Operations Veterans & Business Executives in Patagonia?
The combination of audacity, adaptability, agility, and a high adversity quotient produced a team of teams. Self-Reliant Leadership has been running Crucible expeditions for a few years now with the...
The 4 P’s for Building a New Team
Twelve of us are headed to Patagonia next month. In fact, we start our Crucible expedition in one month and one day. We’re a team of two technical guides, one leader, one...
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