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Did you know that there’s a direct link between managers and marathoners? They’re both Type T’s. This is a thrill seeker. Managers are “mental” Type T’s. And marathoners are “physical” Type T’s.
Successful endurance athletes and business managers exhibit the same characteristics to thrive. They manage change by taking calculated risks and gradually expanding their comfort zones. They must incorporate change, manage risk, and motivate people to go up hill at a time when they want to quit. All of this must be achieved in a stressful, challenging, and changing business environment.
Preparing for and completing a marathon is the perfect backdrop for examining the problems and challenges faced by today’s business leaders. While all certified marathons are the same distance, the dangers, terrain, altitude, and weather offer unique and varying challenges. You quickly learn that hills build character.
• Running up and down 3,600 steps during the Great Wall Marathon is like managing a 3,600-task project
schedule.
• Fighting through the Antarctica Marathon’s bitter cold relates to setting realistic project goals and self-
motivation.
• Encountering predators on Kenya’s Lewa SafriCom Marathon course is like managing project risks and
mitigation.

The manager should weigh the advantages of a short-term sprint with finishing in the long run. You must become a marathoner, who successfully uses their knowledge to mentally and physically push towards new limits. The presenter implemented a $12 million IT project for only $2.6 million. He shares his experiences as a corporate IT executive, thirty-two-time award-winning documentary director, and marathon “hat trick” finisher to show you methods to lead teams using marathon techniques and strategies. This involves finishing at least one-hundred, 26.2-mile marathons and a marathon in all fifty states and seven continents.
You’ll learn how to:
• Motivate yourself and your team members without a budget.
• Manage the negative, victim mentality.
• Embrace fear and risk to move outside your comfort zone.

Three Key Takeaways
• Expanding your comfort zone leads to a better quality of life.
• Your team will embrace change and risk taking.
• Your team will follow your example as you lead by doing.

PMI Talent Triangle Focus: Power Skills

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Topic: July CoP: Anthony Reed "Transformative Leadership and the New Type T Manager"
Time: Jul 22, 2025 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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