Tag: leadership

Extreme weather conditions, dangerous cargoes, piracy and terrorism, navigation challenges, equipment failures, and human factors, such as fatigue, mental exhaustion or poor judgment, make shipping a safety-challenged, or even hazardous, industry. This makes the safety culture a vital concept for shipping organizations that wish to reduce the risk of incidents. Have you ever heard of Hudson Safety Ladder?

Have you ever wondered what is driving your career decisions? How do you measure success in life? Why did you behave in a specific way to that coworker? All of these questions can be answered when you identify how you prioritize the six basic human needs, says life coach and author Tony Robbins.

All of us complement many different roles in our lives at the same time. Are you a parent? Are you a manager at your job? Are you a Captain or a shipping officer? Are you coordinating a volunteer association? Whether you are one or several of these things, one thing is certain: you are a leader.

When Green-Jakobsen prepared the Junior Officer leadership course for TORM, they based it on the Senior Officer leadership courses which have been core in TORM’s leadership development for a number of years. The course was structured to include Preparation, Facilitation and Application. 

Green-Jakobsen and TORM have worked together for many years. Among other things Green-Jakobsen has provided as series of leadership courses over a number of years to both Senior and Junior Officers.

WISTA International and the Maritime SheEO announced the start of the formal partnership, initiating the second Maritime SheEO Leadership Accelerator Programme.

McKinsey published the Women in the Workplace 2022 report, focusing on how the pandemic has changed what women want from their companies, including the growing importance of opportunity, flexibility, employee well-being, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Mr. Nick Potter, who heads Shell Shipping & Maritime for Asia, Pacific and the Middle East, highlights the importance of developing a learning culture in the workplace for enhanced safety and operational performance. In that regard, leadership plays a vital role so that everyone feels empowered and supported.

The recent Big Quit has been a stark reminder for business leaders of the importance of cultivating a real engagement of employees as a prerequisite to success for an organization.

Finding a good job, finding love, getting your university degree, buying a house before 30…people set smaller or higher goals every day. What is the pathway to achieving your goals? “Focus and work on them consistently”, someone would argue, but is this the right way forward? What is more important when things are not 100% under your control? Focusing on your goals or focusing on your behaviors?