by Natalie | Jun 8, 2022 | Crew Life-1
Pushing for increased crew performance is important, but of equal importance is ensuring that the entire crew environment is conducive to ensure that performance can be delivered. There are many examples of crews that, on the surface, are moving in a positive...
by Natalie | Jun 1, 2022 | Crew Life-1
Conflicts in workplaces are tales as old as time, and in environments like yachting, where there exists a strong sense of hierarchy, high pressure, and long unsociable hours, conflict is nothing short of inevitable. To avoid conflict, we may find ourselves needing to...
by Natalie | May 27, 2022 | Crew Life-1
When you hear the word ‘bully’ what do you see? It may transport you back to the playground, stir up memories of having your lunch money stolen or perhaps of being barged into in a school corridor. Bullying may have connotations of childhood and the playground, but...
by Natalie | May 23, 2022 | Crew Life-1
How often have I spoken to senior crew who hold their head in their hands and say, “I don’t know what more to do, junior crew just expect too much”. With the number of vessels afloat increasing, the demand for crew is often outstripping supply, is it any wonder senior...
by Natalie | May 16, 2022 | Crew Life-1
Human beings, generally speaking, don’t like change. This should become even more true when we’re talking about employment. For the 99% of people in the world employed in land based jobs, this generally means that their employment is geographically...
by Natalie | May 1, 2022 | Crew Life-1
A good friend of mine was relating a story to me recently of when he was younger, and in school. He was taking a woodworking course, and the instructor kept telling everyone in the class to measure twice, and then you only had to cut once. A sound lesson, and one...
