Tag: corporate life

On the occasion of World Safety & Health day on April 28th, ILO highlighted the importance of building resilience in order to face crises now and in the future as well as drawing on lessons learned and experiences from the world of work. 

In our special column, we are glad to host an interview with Johanna Kull, Loss Prevention Executive at ALANDIA, who enjoys her role as she is able to learn a lot about the whole shipping industry and at the same time to share her knowledge in behaviour/ social science and psychology to the industry. Mrs Kull advises us to focus on things that bring benefit to ourselves; although it takes training to refocus, it is worth spending that time and energy.

Mr Philip Nielsen, European General Manager of Orca AI wishes industry would embrace big data and enjoys working in a company which specializes in Maritime Digital Transformation. In his current role, he finds it very challenging to cooperate with a variety of people, both ashore and onboard, introducing them the benefits of many existing digital tools.

Mrs Teresa Peacock, Managing Director at Spinnaker has been in the maritime industry for 13 years now, but she has experience in Recruitment and Selection for over 30 years. Revealing data from Spinnaker, it is disappointing that women account for 5% of maritime leadership roles, but she hopes to see this improving for future generations in the shipping industry.

Mr. Aslak Ross, Head of Marine Standards & DPA at Maersk wishes shipping industry would become carbon neutral soonest possible, explaining what Maersk is doing towards that end. Mr. Ross has always been fascinated by how ships could be designed and operated better and enjoys working in a team that strives to make a difference in many ways. 

The number of women holding senior leadership positions in businesses worldwide has hit 31% despite the Covid-19 pandemic affecting economies globally, a new report by UK-based consulting firm Grant Thornton reveals. 

Two basic mindsets shape our lives: Fixed and Growth. People of the first category see failures as setbacks, while those in the second category see them as a chance for self-development. In which category do you see yourself into?

One of the key challenges for greater gender diversity in shipping is all about perception, says Mrs Alison Taylor, Europe Crew Training Manager at Svitzer, in an exclusive interview with SAETY4SEA. Mrs Taylor explains how her organization supports diversity and inclusion which are currently key areas of development for the whole maritime industry and equally for the towage sector, which has started to look closer at diversity and how it can positively impact the lives of female seafarers both onboard and ashore.

Anxiety is a normal, rather welcome, consequence of an unprecedented situation, such as the COVID-19 crisis. There are several soft skills you can develop, in order to deal with such an ‘unchartered territory’, but the biggest impact in the end will come from the way you have learned to see things; your mindset.

It is known that the term “growth mindset” is involved in every field, as it is a key element towards success. Specifically, it is observed that all great leaders who have been successful in any career job, have adapted growth mindset qualities.