Will It Make the Boat Go Faster
Harriet Beveridge, Ben Hunt-Davis
Language: English
Published by Ebury Publishing, GB, 2026
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Discover the simple principles that took a team from mediocrity to Olympic gold, and which you can use every day in work, life and play.How do you go from ordinary to exceptional? This bestselling coaching classic will show you how.Ben Hunt-Davis shares the inspiring story of how he and the British men's rowing Eight went from never winning an international race to becoming the best in the world just two years later. Performance Coach Harriet Beveridge then highlights the wealth of transferable strategies we can use to pursue our own 'gold medals' for ourselves, our workplaces and beyond.Ben's firsthand account transports readers into the boat with him: the intensity of training, the emotional rollercoaster of setbacks, the thrill of success. Harriet distils the lessons from each gripping story into easy-to-implement strategies to apply to your everyday: from how to keep yourself motivated day-in-day out to how to bounce back from failure; from how to build resilient teams to cultivating a learning mindset.This 15th anniversary edition of Will It Make The Boat Go Faster? Includes new examples of people from all walks of life applying these Olympic-winning strategies to their contexts to make their own boats go faster. Whether you're a business leader wanting better results, an individual with a dream, or a coach guiding your team to unlocking their potential, this book is jammed-pack with tried and tested methods to help you achieve your own gold medals.The book is a winning mix of gripping narrative and practical performance-raising tips.…
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- Title
- Will It Make the Boat Go Faster
- Author
- Harriet Beveridge, Ben Hunt-Davis
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing, GB
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1529147603
- ISBN 13
- 9781529147605
- Item weight
- 500 grams
Discover the simple principles that took a team from mediocrity to Olympic gold, and which you can use every day in work, life and play.
How do you go from ordinary to exceptional? This bestselling coaching classic will show you how.
Ben Hunt-Davis shares the inspiring story of how he and the British men’s rowing Eight went from never winning an international race to becoming the best in the world just two years later. Performance Coach Harriet Beveridge then highlights the wealth of transferable strategies we can use to pursue our own ‘gold medals’ for ourselves, our workplaces and beyond.
Ben’s firsthand account transports readers into the boat with him: the intensity of training, the emotional rollercoaster of setbacks, the thrill of success. Harriet distils the lessons from each gripping story into easy-to-implement strategies to apply to your everyday: from how to keep yourself motivated day-in-day out to how to bounce back from failure; from how to build resilient teams to cultivating a learning mindset.
This 15th anniversary edition of Will It Make The Boat Go Faster? Includes new examples of people from all walks of life applying these Olympic-winning strategies to their contexts to make their own boats go faster. Whether you’re a business leader wanting better results, an individual with a dream, or a coach guiding your team to unlocking their potential, this book is jammed-pack with tried and tested methods to help you achieve your own gold medals.
The book is a winning mix of gripping narrative and practical performance-raising tips.
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About the Author
Ben Hunt-Davis (Author)
Ben Hunt-Davis won Olympic Gold on the waters of Sydney in 2000 in the Team GB men's rowing eight. Fast forward 25 years and he is a performance consultant and world-renowned keynote speaker, having delivered speeches to around 200,000 people across 50 countries. In 2012 Ben co-founded Will It Make The Boat Go Faster? a people performance and leadership consultancy. Will It? helps ambitious leaders and organisations achieve clarity, alignment and the mindset change needed to drive lasting performance transformation through tailored solutions. It helps clients galvanise their people to move together, faster, towards their own gold medal.
Harriet Beveridge (Author)
Harriet Beveridge is a performance coach, comedian and budding neuroscientist. With a track record of over twenty years in transforming corporate performance, she coaches C suite leaders and their teams to achieve exceptional results. Harriet’s particular focus is high performance whilst thriving. Harriet is a sought-after keynote speaker, combining engaging warmth with practical takeaways. A TEDx and BBC Radio 4 speaker, she has also written and performed four solo stand-up shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe performer. An unashamed geek, she brings to life science-backed insight, drawing on her MSc in Neuroscience and Psychology.
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