Wladimir Klitschko: F.A.C.E. Your Challenges

Boris  Groysberg; Michael  Norris; Carin-Isabel  Knoop

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Wladimir Klitschko: F.A.C.E. Your Challenges

by Boris Groysberg, Michael Norris and Carin-Isabel Knoop

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In 2020, Olympic goal medal winning boxer and former heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko had built himself a “second ring” to continue his career after retiring from professional boxing. He was a hotelier, boxing promoter, author, teacher, speaker, and had built an organization to train businesspeople on his “Challenge Management” philosophy. He believed that any problem could be turned into a challenge to be overcome, and he taught a method based around F.A.C.E.—Focus, Agility, Coordination, and Endurance—to do so. Some major European firms, including SAP and Deutsche Telekom, had begun using Klitschko’s methods to train their teams. Given the new realities of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, how could Klitschko use his method to help people around the world adapt?

Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Business Education; Training; Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Sports; Sports Industry; Consulting Industry; Education Industry; Ukraine; Germany;

Language: English

Format: Print

27 pages

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Groysberg, Boris, Michael Norris, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Wladimir Klitschko: F.A.C.E. Your Challenges." Harvard Business School Case 421-032, September 2020.

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