Boris Grundl
Boris Grundl (born August 11, 1965 ) is a German non-fiction author , management trainer and wheelchair athlete.
Life
After graduating from high school in 1984 and serving as a reserve officer in the paratrooper battalion in Calw , Boris Grundl began studying sports science at the German Sport University in Cologne in 1986 . At the same time he was a tennis player.
In December 1990, Boris Grundl was seriously injured: During a cliff jump in Puerto Vallarta / Mexico , he broke his cervical vertebra and contracted quadriplegia , a special form of paraplegia that affects all four limbs. In August 1992 Boris Grundl, now dependent on a wheelchair, resumed his studies in sports science . At the same time he studied psychology at the University of Cologne .
From 1996 to 2000 Boris Grundl achieved success as a wheelchair athlete. In 1996 he was German runner-up in wheelchair rugby and in 1997 German champion in his class in wheelchair tennis . In 1997 he was voted the best European wheelchair rugby player, became vice European champion in 1999 and took part in the 2000 Paralympics in Sydney.
After working in management and sales between 1992 and 2001, Boris Grundl founded an institute for managers in October 2001. In addition to his work as a management consultant and leadership trainer, Grundl gives lectures on the topics of personality development, personal responsibility and leadership.
Boris Grundl dealt with his accident and the subsequent handicap in his 2008 book Stand up! Confessions of an Optimist . In a voluntary series of student lectures, he motivates young people to overcome difficulties, to recognize and access their potential and to start optimistically into the future.
Publications
- Stand up! Confessions of an Optimist , ECON, Berlin 2008. ISBN 978-3-430-20041-7 .
- Dictatorship of the Do-Gooders - What you mustn't put up with if you want to make a difference , ECON, Berlin 2010. ISBN 978-3-430-20107-0 .
- The time of the doers is over - Why we need new role models , ECON, Berlin 2012. ISBN 978-3-430-20140-7 .
- Make Me Happy: How to Get What Everyone Wants to Have , Econ, 2014, ISBN 978-3430201780 .
- Understanding means not agreeing , Econ, 2017, ISBN 978-3430202442 .
Boris Grundl, Bodo Schäfer:
- Leading Simple - Leading can be so easy , GABAL Verlag, Offenbach 2007. ISBN 978-3-89749-708-5 .
- Leading Simple - Leading can be so easy / Practical manual with audio program , GABAL Verlag, Offenbach 2007. ISBN 978-3-89749-707-8 .
- Leading Simple - Leading can be so easy / Unabridged audio book version , GABAL Verlag, Offenbach 2008. ISBN 978-3-89749-891-4 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Boris Grundl in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homepage Boris Grundl
- Homepage Grundl Leadership Academy
Individual evidence
- ↑ Katrin Voss: Motivation: Get up and carry on . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . ( ksta.de [accessed on 23 August 2017]).
- ↑ phoenix press - Michael Krons with Boris Grundl. November 21, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
- ^ Wheelchair rugby Germany. Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
- ↑ Dieter H. Frohnapfel: The successes of the German athletes at the PARALYMPICS. Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
- ↑ Dieter H. Frohnapfel: The successes of the German athletes at the PARALYMPICS. Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
- ↑ Katrin Voss: Motivation: Get up and carry on . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . ( ksta.de [accessed on 23 August 2017]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grundl, Boris |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German non-fiction author, speaker and management trainer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1965 |