Destructive Goal Pursuit: The Mt. Everest Disaster

Kayes, D.

Leaders extol the value of pursuing challenging goals, but evidence suggests that this leads to disaster as often as success. Drawing upon real-life stories, including the Mount Everest Climbing Disaster, the author shows how destructive goal pursuit can cause the breakdown of learning in teams and calls for rethinking the role of the leader.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2006-06-29

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349281015

DOI: 10.1057/9780230503472

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 184