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Ben Hunt-Davis won Olympic Gold at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 as part of the Men's Rowing Eight. He and Executive Coach Harriet Beveridge have teamed up to show you how to use similar strategies to improve your own life. The pair have been road-testing these methods for 10 years, with clients from all walks of life; managers, leaders, call centre staff, sales reps, athletes and shop assistants; whatever your challenges, whatever your goals, there are ideas that will help everyone. Will It Make The Boat Go Faster? is divided into 11 chapters, each of which is split into 2 halves. Firstly, Ben provides a narrative, recounting an episode from the eight's journey to Gold, and shows the team using the methods in action. Then comes the analysis, explaining why and how the crew did what they did. Simple and chatty, the book is a warts-and-all authentic account of a journey to success that will show you how you can succeed in whatever you want to do. It is aimed at readers interested in personal development and managers wanting to achieve corporate goals. It will appeal to sports enthusiasts, practitioners and coaches who will find the Olympic story compelling and learn plenty of techniques for improving their own game strategies.
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Harriet Beveridge is an Executive Coach and Stand-Up Comic. On graduating from Oxford, she became a Management Consultant with Ernst and Young. She went on to specialise in leadership development and is now a director of an international coaching company and runs helpfulhumour.com, the coaching resource which blends comedy and personal development. Ben Hunt-Davis spent 10 years chasing the Olympic dream. He came 6th in Barcelona and 8th in Atlanta. Since winning Gold at the Sydney Olympics Ben has run a successful corporate coaching company, helping FTSE 100 companies make their 'boats go faster'. Ben is now 2012 Programme Director for the British Olympic Association.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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this really is an enjoyable read! not only is this a story of dedication and sheer motivation - a totally inspiring account of how a team went on to win a UK gold medal at the olympics, but it is also extremely funny... i have enjoyed dipping into the insights offered at the end of each paragraph that give you practical and realistic tips - life skills and pointers that make you think - and offer you ways of applying some skills to your own life. An excellent read that once you start, is hard to put down. Loving it....
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This is an outstanding book both for business and life. I have read many, many leadership and personal development books over the last twenty years and this is by far the most engaging AND practical.
It covers goals, motivation, taking risks, change and importantly how to filter out unhelpfulness from others.The story of Ben winning his gold medal in Sydney is nothing short of miraculous and really gripping. I am not interested in sports but this had me hooked right until the end. I found I was implementing many of the tips in this book afetr only a couple of chapters and it was making a difference to me.
Excellent book and I will continue to dip in to it.
It covers goals, motivation, taking risks, change and importantly how to filter out unhelpfulness from others.The story of Ben winning his gold medal in Sydney is nothing short of miraculous and really gripping. I am not interested in sports but this had me hooked right until the end. I found I was implementing many of the tips in this book afetr only a couple of chapters and it was making a difference to me.
Excellent book and I will continue to dip in to it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A really well written, descriptive, emotional rollercoaster revealing the highs and lows of a rowing crew's journey towards, and dramatic winning of, an Olympic gold medal in the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Ben Hunt-Davis tells the story of his own feelings ranging from despair to jubilation as the crew fails to live up to their own potential, suffers numerous setbacks, achieves encouraging training and racing results, and ultimately executes their high-risk race strategy to perfection when it really matters - in the Olympic final.
Ben's style of writing puts you in the boat with him, experiencing the concentration and commitment and pain that makes international-standard rowing look so ridiculously easy to the outside observer, but which demands superhuman training, dedication and sacrifices.
The book is written as both a sportsman's autobiography and as a businessman's motivational aid - and works brilliantly on both counts. Rowers will love the tantalizing glimpses into the coaching psychology of Harry Mahon and Martin McElroy, and the fascinating comparisons with other written accounts of international rowing from Redgrave, Pinsent and Foster from the Sydney coxless four. Businesses and anyone looking for 'How to Succeed in Life' tips will simply find the book inspirational.
If you are thinking of buying this book; don't think about it - just do it!
Ben's style of writing puts you in the boat with him, experiencing the concentration and commitment and pain that makes international-standard rowing look so ridiculously easy to the outside observer, but which demands superhuman training, dedication and sacrifices.
The book is written as both a sportsman's autobiography and as a businessman's motivational aid - and works brilliantly on both counts. Rowers will love the tantalizing glimpses into the coaching psychology of Harry Mahon and Martin McElroy, and the fascinating comparisons with other written accounts of international rowing from Redgrave, Pinsent and Foster from the Sydney coxless four. Businesses and anyone looking for 'How to Succeed in Life' tips will simply find the book inspirational.
If you are thinking of buying this book; don't think about it - just do it!
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A fantastic
A really enjoyable read which provided a wonderful insight into what it takes to become an Olympic gold medallist. Read more
Published 18 days ago by Gary Jones
An Olympic smorgasbord of ideas for you and your business
I love the driving thought behind this book: If you are an Olympic rowing team, then if what you're doing doesn't make your boat go faster, then don't do it and do something else... Read more
Published 2 months ago by John G
Great tips to take away and use daily
What I really liked about this book that Ben and Harriet have created was that it was easy to read and practical as well as being humorous and extremely helpful. Read more
Published 3 months ago by El
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Story telling at it's very best; a gripping tale of sheer determination and inspiration interspersed with the inevitable highs and lows and challenges that accompany any sporting... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Carron Ryan
Will it make the boat go faster?
Have to congratulate Ben and Harriet on writing a fantastic book which you will not be able to put down. Truly engaging and inspirational for everyday life and business. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Oliver
The reality and possibility of elite sport.
We have just ordered a number of Ben & Harriet's book for our university library - the text captures the grind, the routines, the commitment and the sacrifices required by elite... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mark Lowther.
A must read for sportmen and managers alike!
This is a no holds barred, warts and all account of how Ben and his crew took on the GB rowing system and the worlds best crews and won. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. M. R. Knight
Will it make the boat go faster is superb
What a great compelling read. A colleague told me the story and I immediately went on line and ordered the book. Read more
Published 8 months ago by P. J. Smith
A great book!
Ben's story is inspirational. The dedication, single mindedness and determination required to achieve an Olympic Gold is awesome and his story is brought to life in this book. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Gavin
Good synergy!
Being a 'sports nut' and working in Learning & Development as a trainer/tutor, I found this book compelling reading and it confirms my long-held view that we probably all know what... Read more
Published 8 months ago by C. P. Whelan
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