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Lincoln Hall is one of Australia's best known mountaineers, and the author of Dead Lucky, the recently published book of his famous and miraculous survival on Mt. Everest in May 2006. Hall had reached the summit, but on the way down became seriously ill, and despite the efforts of the Sherpas with him, he collapsed and was declared dead. His body was left high on the mountain but miraculously he lived to tell the story 'a story of willpower, survival and mystery, from a deep personal perspective and insight' with inspiration and thought-provoking lessons and insights for all walks of life.
Hall, 50, an experienced speaker and corporate presenter, has a climbing career spanning three decades, most notably in the Himalaya but also in the Antarctica and the Andes. He is the author of eight books, including the bestselling White Limbo, the account of the 1984 First Australian Everest expedition, of which he was a member. His hopes dashed that time, 22 years later he fulfilled his ambition to climb the world's highest mountain.
He has worked as a trekking guide, has edited adventure magazines, and his work as a facilitator on Human Resource Development projects has given him a broad perspective on corporate and management issues. He is a Director of the Australian Himalayan Foundation, a charity dedicated to improving the lives of the people of the Himalaya through education, health and environment projects. He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1987 for his services to mountaineering. He lives with his wife, Barbara Scanlan, and their two teenage sons Dylan and Dorje, in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales.
Presentations include:
Adapting to change in the corporate world
In these changing times, companies are facing new challenges as well as familiar ones like take-overs, fierce new competitors and evolving markets. The solutions to these problems may involve a company taking a radically different approach to its business, drastically decreasing staff numbers or, conversely, deciding it has to be a bigger player. In all cases, the key to success is not only being able to visualise a solution but also having the people to make it happen. This is where human resource development steps in, teaching old dogs new tricks, showing new dogs the same new tricks, and making sure that channels of trust and communication are established.
For Lincoln Hall, it was an easy step from instructing outdoor skills to enthusiasts to sharing these same skills with corporate clients. It was a much bigger step to take the outdoor arena that I knew so well and make it classroom not so much for abseiling, but more for the letting go of old ways and fixed ideas so that the participants could feel freed, empowered and motivated to achieve their company's mission. He gets a great deal of satisfaction from helping people and organisations to achieve these goals.
Keynote and Motivational Speaking
Lincoln uses presentations about his expeditions to the Himalaya, Antarctica and elsewhere to highlight key issues in team-building, motivation, leadership and management - depending on the needs of the client. His work in human resource development has helped him understand the pressures and demands facing huge corporations, defence forces, as well as schools and small to medium-sized enterprises.
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