What Everest teaches about leadership




“A spellbinding story of resilience, fortitude, and perseverance, providing an inspirational guide on how to navigate challenges with confidence, curiosity, and authenticity.”
- Adena Friedman, President and CEO, Nasdaq, Inc.



 

About the author

Vivian James Rigney is President and CEO of Inside Us LLC, a boutique executive coaching consultancy operating throughout five continents. He has helped implement leadership development initiatives for some of the world’s leading companies and their executive teams.

The quest for personal success can often be a lonely journey. As an executive coach, Vivian becomes a trusted partner, known for building strong rapport and asking tough, incisive questions, with an uncanny ability to help people reveal the best version of themselves. 

A graduate of École Nationale Des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris, he is a renowned speaker and expert on mindset and behavior whose talks and presentations have inspired audiences globally. A native of Ireland, he has lived in the U.K., Germany, South Africa, France, Finland, and currently resides in New York City.

Naked at the Knife-Edge offers an extraordinary

window into what it takes to succeed in any

circumstance.

  • Overcome the ego trap and get out of your head

  • Triage what you can and cannot control

  • Harness your intuition

  • Create shared purpose and real followership

  • Tap into the power of vulnerability and authenticity

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  • "Naked at the Knife-Edge is an absolute page turner. As Vivian surmounts Mount Everest with lush and captivating detail, he shows what it means to be a complex human being, full of inner demons, childlike wonder, grit and doubt. His reflections remind us how the personal and professional are completely entwined. As with his incredible prowess as an executive coach, he models a modern leadership style fueled by vulnerability, humility, Intuition and compassion and shows there is no end to the depths of wisdom the human psyche can provide."

    Sean MacDonald, Global Chief Digital Officer, McCann Worldgroup

  • “The hardest challenge for leaders is stripping away the insignificant and the distracting. The inner noise of our own foolishness sits at the top of the list of blockers. Vivian’s episode, sitting naked at the knife edge, is a gift for us all. It simply clarifies. Beautifully. It speaks to how to go up and down the mountains of our lives safely — setting pride to the side and leaning forward on curiosity and trust. Even more, it creates valuable space to think about why we climb in the first place, and how we can climb together”.

    Marc Allen, Chief Strategy Officer and SVP Strategy and Corporate Development, Boeing Co.

  • “A fresh and original take on on the incredible and absurd challenge of climbing Everest. Vivian takes us on the inner journey that accompanies the outer journey, offering a new perspective on on discovering one’s own ‘meaning of life’, told in an easy, page-turning style.”

    Philippe Schaus, Chief Executive Officer, Moët Hennessy (a division of LVMH group)

  • “One of Vivian's greatest talents as a coach is helping you understand your true core as a leader - confronting your vulnerabilities, celebrating your strengths, emerging stronger. Vivian's story of summiting the highest mountains offers profound lessons for all of us as leaders in our constant quest to simply be the best we can be.“

    Michelle Peluso, Chief Customer Officer, CVC Health

  • “In this highly descriptive narrative about survival, decisiveness and followership, Vivian manages to raise critical insights needed for today’s leaders to succeed in an everchanging environment. Through life and death situations, Vivian illustrates the importance of being decisive while trusting your intuition and highlighting the risks of overthinking especially when so many variables are inevitably out of our control. Great read for anyone looking to immerse themselves in a self-reflection journey on how many of us will reach our peak but then need to descend safely.”

    Lisandro Chanlatte, Head of Investments, Citi Global Wealth - Latin America

  • “We discover nothing atop the great peaks except that which is already within us. Often hidden but ever-present these forces dictate our lives. Vivian’s journey is less about the tale of ascending a mountain but more about the descent into his soul and what he finds there that can be of value to us all. Truly inspirational.“

    Dr Paddy Barrett MB BCh BAO FRCPI MCTI. Consultant Cardiologist, The Blackrock Clinic, Ireland