This keynote was developed from our racing winning LG FLATRON campaign during the BT Global Challenge. I dive into at what made the difference and discuss the essential building blocks for building a high performance team.
Values and Culture - The building blocks of a high performance team
Management and Leadership Styles - What is situational leadership
Lifelong Learning - Why leaders need to become great coaches
A Sense of Belonging - How to build trust and gain commitment for the long term
Winning Mindset - What Made the Difference
The BT Global Challenge was the brain child of Sir Chay Blyth, who was the first person to sail around the world against the winds and currents (the wrong way). Sir Chay believed that people from all walks of life could achieve this feat with the right mindset and opportunity. Each team would be made up of crew volunteers, 70% of which had never sailed before with just one professional skipper to lead the team.
The Wrong Way - 33,000 miles against the prevailing winds and currents
One Design Yachts - Identical 72 feet yachts so no design advantage
Technology - Advances in satellite communications for weather routeing
Challenge Ethos - A true level playing field to test skippers and crews ability
Skipper Selection - Complex role balancing leadership, safety, sponsors and campaign
Do you know why you won?
"I think everyone onboard (and onshore) shared in our vision and our culture. We wanted to feel fulfilled. Winning became a habit and it felt good. In the end it was our greatest fulfillment"
Early Sense of Direction - Win the start, early advantage, 1st 72 Hours
Optimise your Environment - Strategy, Team, Yacht and Competitors
Knowledge Share - Minimise downtime with effective handovers
Shared Leadership - Build a leadership team around your vision
Followship - Enable people to step up and have influence without authority
Celebrate Success - Take time to reward success, making winning a habit
