Benedikt Böhm

Benedikt Böhm – What business leaders and decision-makers can learn from extreme mountaineers

Benedikt Böhm is Germany’s most athletic manager. As a speed mountaineer, CEO of the ski touring equipment manufacturer Dynafit and WWF ambassador, he repeatedly builds bridges between the extreme mountain world and the business world. At the same time, Böhm is not a risk-taker who is tired of life. In sport as in business, he plans his ambitious goals meticulously and works consistently and with passion to achieve them.

Benedikt Böhm climbs 8,000-metre mountains not only without oxygen or outside help, but also extremely fast in the so-called “speed style”. This uncompromising style, which is entirely geared to speed, is all about limiting the time and thus the risk in the death zone. It requires absolute precision and preparation to tackle such a giant within such a tight time window. This involves an incredible amount of training and discipline. But it also requires the creativity to develop new techniques and the courage to think and act differently. He leads his expeditions as well as his company responsibly and thoughtfully. For him it is clear: success is always the result of careful and conscientious planning.

The borderline experiences in the mountains are the ones that have proved most valuable for Benedikt Böhm’s management career. He talks about this in his inspiring lectures, which are made even more vivid with breathtaking images and short video clips with rare footage from the highest mountains in the world.
Benedikt Böhm is the founder of the Helping Band brand, which is dedicated to the preservation and expansion of nature and marine protected areas. Therefore, he works together with the WWF, which he also represents as an ambassador.

Lecture topics by Benedikt Böhm

• Focus and Ease – Reduction to the essentials as a success factor.
• Uncertainty and fear – Dealing with uncertainty and training “courage muscles”.
• Resilience and anti-fragility – developing resilience and strength in the face of challenges.
• Teams in the death zone – Success strategies for teams under extreme pressure.
• Speed and risk – Record speeds in sport and business and what they mean.
• High goals – Building internal momentum and calculated risk management.
• Change and setbacks – mindset and strategies for big changes and comebacks.
• Brand management – Successful strategies for developing a love brand.
• Sustainability – Strategies for sustainable business management and personal commitment.
• Diversity – Leading and inspiring diverse teams in different cultures.

In his talks, Benedikt Böhm answers questions such as: How do I manage to focus on the essentials in order to achieve goals faster and be happier in the end? How do I build up an inner “momentum” to achieve the seemingly impossible and how can I calculate the risk in the best possible way? What role does speed play as a strategy for minimizing risk, and why are patience and flexibility essential if you want to be fast? How do we deal with uncertainty and how can fears be overcome through situational leadership in a team?

What is really essential on the way to the goal, and why does innovation often mean reducing things to what is essential for survival – not only in extreme sports, but also in business? What thought patterns are necessary to consistently pursue new paths, successfully lead major changes and return to the original mindset after setbacks?

Benedikt Böhm is not a lone mountaineer. He describes the uniqueness of teams in the death zone and how they operate under extreme pressure. He emphasizes the immense pressure both within oneself and within the team and how this can be managed in a targeted manner. Benedikt Böhm repeatedly bridges the gap between the world of extremes and the business world to provide inspiring and practical insights.

Benedikt Böhm is very happy to respond to individual customer wishes and, on request, accompanies selected management teams in workshops and training sessions in the mountains.

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