Dr. Scott Parazynski
Only explorer to have both flown in space & climbed to the summit of Mount Everest
Dr. Scott Parazynski Speech Topics
LEADERSHIP UNDER EXTREME ADVERSITY, ON AND OFF THE PLANET
Scott has brought diverse teams together, challenging enormous odds on, well above and underneath the earth's surface. Drawing on his lessons learned from the harsh vacuum of space, the route to the summit of Everest, and within tense operating rooms and board rooms, he relates attributes of...
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MURPHY'S LAW ON THE FINAL FRONTIER: YOU'D BETTER BE PREPARED!
Dr. Parazynski has spoken all over the world about the rigors, risks and rewards of exploration in extreme environments, deriving important lessons in teamwork, risk management and leadership under the most demanding circumstances, on or off the planet. He derives lessons from a wide range of...
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THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED: FINDING YOUR WAY TOWARDS REALLY MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Dr. Parazynski has spoken all over the world about the rigors, risks and rewards of exploration in extreme environments, deriving important lessons in teamwork, risk management and leadership under the most demanding circumstances, on or off the planet. He derives lessons from an international...
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MANAGING RISK VS. "TAKING RISK"
Scott has zoomed down luge tracks at breakneck speeds, flown high performance supersonic aircraft, walked in space at considerable peril, summited Mount Everest after rupturing a lumbar disc on his first attempt, performed a scientific dive in the world's highest lake and faced myriad other...
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THE OPPORTUNITY & THE OBLIGATION TO INNOVATE
For a company to be truly disruptive and grow, it must create an environment wherein every employee is not only allowed to contribute to the advancement of the mission, they feel a deep-seated Obligation to Innovate. That's the kind of environment and work ethic Scott has spent a lifetime...
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TENACITY REDEFINED: ACHIEVING THE SUMMIT OF EVEREST FROM SPACE AND ON FOOT!
Scott first read of the early heroic and sometimes tragic conquests of Everest as a young boy, but it wasn't until he ogled it from 250 miles straight up - from the overhead windows of Space Shuttle Atlantis - that he really committed to getting there on foot one day. His path to the physical...
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