The Camino Way: Lessons in Leadership from a Walk Across Spain

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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!

Victor Prince is a leadership consultant and speaker. He previously served as COO of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and strategy consultant with Bain Company. He holds an MBA in Finance from Wharton.

..".read The Camino Way and garner useful lessons on setting goals, living in the moment, working with others, and much more. It has a spiritual tinge that's unusual in leadership books, but requires no profession of faith -- and no walking."--Accounting Today ..". part-travel, part-leadership lessons book...readers will be inspired by Prince's expedition and perhaps will even ponder their own Camino discovery." -Portland Book Review ..".help[s] to find a deeper, slower, more authentic version of ourselves." -The Globe and Mail "This compelling book tells a wonderful story of self-reflection, self-awareness, and the importance of putting issues at work, life events into perspective." --PMWorld Journal "What began as a competitive trek became an amazing adventure and career game-changer." -- Retail Observer ..".brilliantly draws continuous connections between the Camino, which started as a religious pilgrimage hundreds of years ago, and contemporary business leadership." --Foreword Reviews