When Your Life Depends on It: Extreme Decision Making Lessons from the Antarctic (Resilience)

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Review "A remarkable book."Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the greatest Polar explorer in our lifetime"The Polar book of the year"Jonathan Shackleton, descendant of Sir Ernest Shackleton"A page-turner with true stories that will sear you to the depth of your soul. It brings to life a time when ordinary people faced extraordinary challenges as they pushed forward the boundaries of human knowledge against powerful forces in a hostile environment. The stories and the decision making lessons derived from them will stay with you for the rest of your life."David Wilson, world-renowned Antarctic historian and descendant of Antarctic explorer Dr. Edward Wilson"Absolutely inspiring. To me this should be required life reading."Jean Bartlett, long-time Arts and Features Correspondent, Pacifica Tribune, Oakland Tribune, San Jose Mercury About the Author Brad Borkan's interest in polar history started when he picked up an Antarctic book at the age of 8, at the local Public Library. He has a graduate degree in Decision Sciences from the University of Pennsylvania, and a fascination in how people and businesses can make better decisions. Brad has presented at Antarctic conferences in Norway, Ireland and the UK and appeared on cable TV in the US, and on internet radio talk programs. He also has given keynote presentations at business conferences and recently conducted a webinar to 500 top employees of a Fortune 100 company using the ideas in the book. His talks focus on leadership, teamwork, resilience, and improving one's personal and business decision making, all set in the exciting context of Polar exploration.