"You have left us with a clear vision of what will be required of our managers, present and future: Commitment, resourcefulness, endurance, flexibility to meet the challenge of change, and above all, the courage to keep a clear perspective of the goals in spite of any adversities." "The wonderful messages you delivered in your presentation were remarkably consistent with our current theme. Your ideas were extremely stimulating and should result in renewed commitments to higher levels of achievement for every person in our audience...One veteran described your presentation as the best he had ever heard." "I particularly appreciated your insight into the important contribution a team member makes toward the accomplishment of a goal. Your enthusiasm and joy for being part of the process vs. needing to be the one (or two) who were to climb the final steps, was sincere and contagious...a lesson for us all. Sometimes in our personal pursuit of excellence and attainment of individual goals, we lose sight of the 'bigger picture' - that of the common goal. Thanks for reminding us. John, the demands of your travel must be great, and the compromises many, but you must know that your message touches lives. It reaches into places that some choose to ignore or are too hurried to consider. I am convinced that you, too, are touched each time you share it - you and Everest are of one spirit. Thank you for giving us a glimpse of it and of ourselves." "You were FANTASTIC, POSITIVE, and MOTIVATIONAL. You were everything we expected you to be. The audience loved you and admired you and received you with great pride as evidenced by the thunderous standing ovation." "The point that most impressed me was that you, as team leader, did not personally reach the summit. You addressed this in a very matter-of-fact manner as you proceed with the details of the ordeals of the climb...the "Aha" that I received was very important in that simple fact as it applies to managers. That point is: As team leader or manager, we have the responsibility to help others succeed in the overall objective. It is not important that we personally have the success, but that the team has the success. And the amazing "Aha" of this whole little point was that you, by making it possible for others to succeed, still received the credit for obtaining the objective. My experience with executives from all sorts of different companies si that, in many cases, they have tremendous egos that must be fed. Your example of leadership, self-sacrifice, and humility is a point that needs to be made and expanded to all management groups you address."