True Teamwork Expert Antarctic Mike: 10 Gifts from the World's Best Performing Team in the Worst Conditions on Earth

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Oct 13, 2015, 08:35 ET

OCEANSIDE, Calif., Oct. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The greatest team in the world is not a group of people on a sports team, a business team or a professional association. In fact, this is not a team of people at all.

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"Actually, to see this team in action, you have to travel very far. They are the emperor penguins who live in Antarctica, the true miracle on ice," said Antarctic Mike, author of the new book "The Penguin Principle: A Little Story About True Teamwork" (Indie Books International, 2015).

Perhaps you witnessed these magnificent creatures in the 2005 Academy Award-winning movie, "March of the Penguins." With narration by Morgan Freeman, the film is a look at the annual journey of emperor penguins as they march—single file—to their traditional breeding ground.

"In my trips to Antarctica I have had the privilege to observe these amazing birds that I call the world's best performing team in the worst conditions on earth," said Antarctic Mike.

"But how did it all begin? This book is a little fable with an important message for every organization in the world," said Antarctic Mike. "These penguins have as much to teach us about being a great team as any group that exists in the world."

In January 2006, Antarctic Mike became one of nine people to have run a marathon on the Antarctic continent. Eleven months later he returned to Antarctica to become the first American to complete the Antarctica Ultra Marathon, a grueling 100 kilometers (62.1 miles).

Since then Antarctic Mike has completed many other winter marathons in the coldest and harshest climates on earth. His stories have been featured in Sports Illustrated and on CNN, Fox, ABC, CBS, ESPN and many other national and international media outlets.

The book shares ten teamwork gifts any team can receive from the example of the emperor penguins:

The gift of meaningful purpose
The gift of embracing the unknown
The gift of collective commitment
The gift of unbreakable trust
The gift of serious sacrifice
The gift of consistent activity
The gift of active listening
The gift of creative innovation
The gift of a true tribe
The gift of lasting legacy

Antarctic Mike has a 20-year background in the recruiting business, where he helped many companies find great employees. Now he spends most of his time helping companies engage and retain great employees through his speeches, workshops and consulting.

About Indie Books International
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