#185: Coaching Leaders through Outdoor Adventures with Knight Campbell, USNA ‘06

<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“We work with people who are unwilling to accept that life is going to be boring...people who want to go out and grow together, to be excited, to make things an adventure, to look at the next challenge as a mountain to climb rather than a drudgery to push through. We’re looking for people who want to be better leaders, who want to show up more authentically and more intentionally as leaders, and who want to learn how to do that by canoeing or rock climbing or climbing mountains or backpacking and exploring.”</span></em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">-Knight Campbell</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Knight Campbell is Outdoor Guide, Leadership Coach and CEO of <a href= "https://www.cairnleadership.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Cairn Leadership Strategies</a>. His outdoor leadership programs fuse rigorous leadership study with gritty outdoor adventures designed to transform the lives and work environments of emerging leaders, business owners, and company executives. Before Cairn Leadership Strategies, Knight served as a U.S. Navy helicopter pilot, managed crucial military air operations, and taught leadership courses for the U.S. Naval Academy.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How the outdoors facilitates team building and breaks down barriers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why checking in with colleagues outside of the office is so important</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How Knight plans adventures and structures outdoor leadership curricula</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How stepping outside of your comfort zone can accelerate your success</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Knight also talks about the health benefits of spend