The Camino way : lessons in leadership from a walk across Spain

Business coach and former COO Victor Prince began his 500-mile trek on the Camino de Santiago as one person--driven, work-focused, and highly competitive--and he finished it a completely different one--more balanced, caring, and present in the moment. As he made his way on foot through rugged countryside and medieval towns, the life-altering journey allowed him to reflect, test his will, and join a community of strangers on a shared mission--resulting in seven essential leadership lessons inspired by the values emblazoned on the back of every pilgrim’s passport.In The Camino Way, Prince shares the lessons he learned while on his pilgrimage and guides readers on their own Camino de Santiago. As Prince did while on his journey, learn to:• Treat each day as its own adventure• Make others feel welcome• Learn from those who’ve walked before• Consider your impact on those who follow• And more!Each year hundreds of thousands trek across this 500-mile leadership journey like no other. Within these pages, learn the life-changing principles they are discovering! A leadership journey unlike any other. Stretching across 500 miles of northern Spain, the Camino de Santiago has been a pilgrimage route for a millennium. Each year, hundreds of thousands of peregrinos make their way through rugged countryside and medieval towns in order to reflect, test their will, and join a community of strangers on a shared mission. In short, it's the ideal training ground for authentic leadership. Challenged to walk the Camino, Victor Prince began his trek as one person: driven, work-focused and highly competitive, and he finished it a very different one: more balanced, more caring, and more present in the moment. In this transformative book he guides readers on their own Camino, translating his experience into seven essential leadership lessons inspired by the values emblazoned on the back of every pilgrim's passport: treat each day as its own adventure, make others feel welcome, learn from those who've walked before, consider your impact on those who follow, and more. Leadership is a journey. The Camino Way prepares you to tackle it with a pilgrim's heart, a wayfarer's grit, and a leader's vision. -- Provided by publisher In this leadership journey unlike any other, Victor Prince shares the lessons he learned while on his pilgrimage and guides readers on their own Camino de Santiago. Business coach and former COO Victor Prince began his 500-mile trek on the Camino de Santiago as one person—driven, work-focused, and highly competitive—and he finished it a completely different one—more balanced, caring, and present in the moment. As he made his way on foot through rugged countryside and medieval towns, the life-altering journey allowed him to reflect, test his will, and join a community of strangers on a shared mission. As Prince did while on his journey, you will discover the seven essential leadership lessons inspired by the values emblazoned on the back of every pilgrim's passport, including: Treat each day as its own adventure Make others feel welcome Learn from those who've walked before Consider your impact on those who follow Each year hundreds of thousands trek across this 500-mile leadership journey like no other. Within these pages, learn the life-changing principles they are discovering! Cover CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PART I: Meeting the Camino CHAPTER 1: The History of the Camino de Santiago CHAPTER 2: The Spirit of the Camino PART II: Learning from the Camino CHAPTER 3: Welcome Each Day, Its Pleasures and Its Challenges CHAPTER 4: Make Others Feel Welcome CHAPTER 5: Live in the Moment CHAPTER 6: Share CHAPTER 7: Feel the Spirit of Those Who Have Come Before You CHAPTER 8: Appreciate Those Who Walk with You Today CHAPTER 9: Imagine Those Who Will Follow You PART III: Applying Lessons from the Camino CHAPTER 10: The Post-Camino Impact CHAPTER 11: Think About Yourself Differently CHAPTER 12: Think About Others Differently CHAPTER 13: Act Differently PART IV: Sharing the Camino CHAPTER 14: Find Your Own Camino EPILOGUE APPENDICES APPENDIX A: What to Know If You Want to Walk the Camino APPENDIX B: The Camino Today SOURCES NOTES INDEX A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W ABOUT THE AUTHOR FREE SAMPLE CHAPTER FROM LEADING AT THE EDGE BEST SELLERS FROM AMACOM ON LEADERSHIP ABOUT AMACOM Copyright Stretching across 500 miles of northern Spain, the Camino de Santiago has been a pilgrimage route for centuries. Setting off as a competitive, shrewd negotiator with little patience for small talk, Victor Prince emerged as a very different person--more balanced, more caring, more present in the moment, but looking to the future. Prince translates this growth experience into seven leadership skills, each linked to values that have guided Camino travelers for centuries. With reflections from the road and for the workplace back home, he recounts how he learned to: Live in the moment Welcome each day, its pleasures and its challenges Make others feel welcome Share Feel the spirit of those who have come before you Appreciate those who walk with you today Imagine those who will follow you By aligning the path to leadership with a literal journey, The Camino Way offers fresh perspectives on bringing people together and achieving goals--with a pilgrim's heart, a way-farer's grit, and a leader's vision. Leadership is a journey. This thoughtful and inspiring book prepares you to tackle it with a pilgrim's heart, a wayfarer's grit, and a leader's vision. -- Résumé abrégé tiré de l'ouvrage