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Episode 54 - A boarding school on the water – the unique team dynamics of yachting
Show Notes
Whether you’re facing off against pirates or catering for celebrities, life on board a megayacht is about teamwork, reciprocity, and pulling your weight. Jens Lee is a deck engineer who has spent the last five years working on various large vessels. Jens describes the adventure of a lifetime, including working on everything from small sailing bases to 100-metre megayachts, catering for world leaders and A-list Hollywood stars, and even meeting pirates. He explains that life on board is “like a floating boarding school”, with the captain acting as the headmaster and the crew living together and spending 24 hours in each other's company.
Takeaways from Dan and Pia
- Bold choices can lead to exciting new paths.
- Reciprocity is a key part of social capital within a team. This can be as simple as holding a door open for someone.
- Corporations, small businesses, organisations, teams, even yacht crews face the same fundamental challenges of getting on and facing challenges together.
Links
- Atomic Habits, by James Clear
- Bringing head and heart to teams – We Not Me episode 6, with Lucy Hovanec
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