The article also suggests that today, executives need physical endurance to effectively manage the demands of global business.

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Functional heads are frequently pitted against one another in a sort of psychic and physical endurance test to see who gets promoted.

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Companies seek leaders with physical endurance, the better to manage global businesses and solve complex problems, says Mr. Posner, who advised Dow Chemical Co.

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Taylor had studied fatigue, too, but Gilbreth had a different kind of knowledge of what it meant to be at the limits of physical endurance.

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Mr Korda deals even-handedly with Lawrence's role, demonstrating that, although he was not solely responsible for the revolt, his remarkable leadership, courage and physical endurance gave the campaign vital cohesion and impetus.

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Physical strength, endurance, a sense of comradeship, absolutely.

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"We obviously know we need to do a lot of physical training, a lot of stamina, endurance training... to get our physical ability up to standard, " said Abdulhussain.

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Mr. Schwazer said Wednesday he struggled to cope with the pressures of his newfound stardom in the wake of Beijing, particularly the physical demands of competing more often in an endurance sport he says he didn't enjoy.

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Over longer spans, however, few women have the endurance, the skeletal structure, the muscularity, to withstand the physical brutality of combat.

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He can't really cope with the physical demands of caring for his wife, though he does his very good best before he's tested beyond endurance.

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