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Will It Make the Boat Go Faster
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  • Published: 25 June 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529987980
  • Imprint: Ebury Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $36.99

Will It Make the Boat Go Faster

Olympic-winning Strategies for Everyday Success

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13 Oct 2026
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25 June 2026
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25 June 2026
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Olympic gold strategies for the everyday from the authors of a cult self-published phenomenon

Discover the simple principles that took a team from mediocrity to Olympic gold victory, and which you can use every day in work, life and play.

How do you go from ordinary to exceptional? This bestselling coaching classic will show you how.

Inspired by his own journey to Olympic gold as part of the British Men’s Eight Rowing team, Ben-Hunt Davis reveals the principles that took them from losing race after race to history-making peak performance. He recounts the Eight’s journey to gold, from the intense preparation for the Henley Royal Regatta, the disappointments in the journey, to the high-stakes races leading to the Olympic Final, and together with executive coach Harriet Beveridge, distills the lessons from each gripping story into easy-to-implement strategies to apply to your every day.

From learning how to set layered goals and master motivation, to building resilient teams and cultivating a winning mindset, this 15th anniversary edition of Will It Make The Boat Go Faster? includes new examples of people from all walks of life applying this Olympic strategy to their every day to make their own boat go faster.

Whether you’re a business leader wanting better results, an individual with a dream, or a coach guiding your team to unlocking their potential, this book is jammed-pack with tried and tested methods to help you achieve your own gold medals.
  • Published: 25 June 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529987980
  • Imprint: Ebury Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $36.99

About the authors

Ben Hunt-Davis

Ben Hunt-Davis won Olympic Gold on the waters of Sydney in 2000 in the Team GB men's rowing eight. Fast forward 25 years and he is a performance consultant and world-renowned keynote speaker, having delivered speeches to around 200,000 people across 50 countries. In 2012 Ben co-founded Will It Make The Boat Go Faster? a people performance and leadership consultancy. Will It? helps ambitious leaders and organisations achieve clarity, alignment and the mindset change needed to drive lasting performance transformation through tailored solutions. It helps clients galvanise their people to move together, faster, towards their own gold medal.
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Harriet Beveridge

Harriet Beveridge is a performance coach, comedian and budding neuroscientist. With a track record of over twenty years in transforming corporate performance, she coaches C suite leaders and their teams to achieve exceptional results. Harriet’s particular focus is high performance whilst thriving. Harriet is a sought-after keynote speaker, combining engaging warmth with practical takeaways. A TEDx and BBC Radio 4 speaker, she has also written and performed four solo stand-up shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe performer. An unashamed geek, she brings to life science-backed insight, drawing on her MSc in Neuroscience and Psychology.
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Praise for Will It Make the Boat Go Faster

A fascinating and inspiring book

Sebastian Coe, KBE

A compelling read; insightful and genuinely useful

Sir Chris Hoy

Fantastic

Dame Kelly Holmes

Captures the essence of what it takes to motivate to achieve extraordinary results

Sir Clive Woodward

Olympic gold medalist Ben Hunt-Davis and co-author Harriet Beveridge didn't win by working harder than everyone else — they won by asking one ruthlessly simple question about every decision: "Will it make the boat go faster?" That filter, applied consistently, is what separates people who achieve extraordinary results from those who stay perpetually busy. This book is a masterclass in focused execution.

Nir Eyal, New York Times bestselling author of Beyond Belief

A compelling way to cut through noise and focus on what actually matters. It helps you notice what’s useful, drop what isn’t, and keep moving with more clarity and less wasted effort. A must-read for anyone who wants to spend less time second-guessing and more time doing what works.

Anne-Laure Le Cunff, author of Tiny Experiments