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Episode 23: What Operations Leaders can Learn from Professional Boxers & Combat Sports Athletes

Episode 23: What Operations Leaders can Learn from Professional Boxers & Combat Sports Athletes

Update: 2024-08-21
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Our guest for this episode is Pekka Maki, who is a legendary boxing coach and trainer to multiple world & European champions. In this interview, we discuss the process, preparation, due diligence, & risks in producing world class boxers, embedding resilience in fighters, and parallels between the boxing and the business world. Accessibility transcripts for …

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Episode 23: What Operations Leaders can Learn from Professional Boxers & Combat Sports Athletes

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