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During my sailingcareer, I have traveled to several ports across the world. Before you start the voyage, you need to do voyage planning. You need to plan a journey from point A to point B. This course is actually a close representation of google maps where for north the course is 000 degrees,east is set for 90 degrees, south for 180 degree and west for 270 degree. Then courses translated onto a navigation chart where the ship has to navigate. If you want to move in a North-East direction, which is at 045 degrees but mistakenly placed it at 046 degree. Your 1 degree mistakes will drift you 60 nautical miles away from the actual destination. If you continue to travel further off course, you will be farther from the intended destination. Not just in sailing time but in life this “one degree shift” can drift you from your actual goal for your teams and business. One doesn’t need a lot of knowledge to go ahead. They need a small action, new habit, thought, which can be gained over a tim...

The high point ofmy career was sailing as a captain on merchant ships. The captain is the most senior rank which comes with senior-most rank. A captain has provided various perks with a private luxurious cabin with a living room and day room, a private office space. Along with the perks, work comes up with great responsibility as safety of crew with lives of people on board. The responsibilities of the captain include the ship and cargo worth of millions of dollars, the can also issue birth and death certificates. They can conduct marriages and issue marriage certificates. One signature on a cargo document enables the transaction of money through the letter of credits across international trade channels. All such duties are considered as a high degree of accountability. Every decision made on the ship by anyone of the crew member or the captain, the captain is accountable for everything. In difficult times, they call head office for advice. The organizational structure onboard was hi...

During my sailingcareer, I have traveled to several ports across the world. Before you start the voyage, you need to do voyage planning. You need to plan a journey from point A to point B. This course is actually a close representation of google maps where for north the course is 000 degrees,east is set for 90 degrees, south for 180 degree and west for 270 degree. Then courses translated onto a navigation chart where the ship has to navigate. If you want to move in a North-East direction, which is at 045 degrees but mistakenly placed it at 046 degree. Your 1 degree mistakes will drift you 60 nautical miles away from the actual destination. If you continue to travel further off course, you will be farther from the intended destination. Not just in sailing time but in life this “one degree shift” can drift you from your actual goal for your teams and business. One doesn’t need a lot of knowledge to go ahead. They need a small action, new habit, thought, which can be gained over a tim...

  During my sailingcareer, I have traveled to several ports across the world. Before you start the voyage, you need to do voyage planning. You need to plan a journey from point A to point B. This course is actually a close representation of google maps where for north the course is 000 degrees,east is set for 90 degrees, south for 180 degree and west for 270 degree. Then courses translated onto a navigation chart where the ship has to navigate. If you want to move in a North-East direction, which is at 045 degrees but mistakenly placed it at 046 degree. Your 1 degree mistakes will drift you 60 nautical miles away from the actual destination. If you continue to travel further off course, you will be farther from the intended destination. Not just in sailing time but in life this “one degree shift” can drift you from your actual goal for your teams and business. One doesn’t need a lot of knowledge to go ahead. They need a small action, new habit, thought, which can be gained over ...

One of the key skills I learnedduring my sailing days was voyage planning. Voyage planning is an exercise where you need to consider several things, such as the weather conditions, ocean currents, fuel capacity, type of cargo, contingency planning. A well-planned and executed voyage means safe and timely operations of ships and one of the activities while planning a voyage is to mark “NO-GO” areas on the navigation chart. There are areas where the ship is NOT meant to go to avoid any damage. Such areas are shallow waters, old shipwrecks, rocks &reefs, areas that have not been surveyed, etc. Why am I telling you this? As a leader , you need to set clear boundaries at the workplace ●      NO-GO areas ●      Things to say no to ●      What is acceptable and what is not ●      What is negotiable and what is not ●      These could be related to time, behaviors, privacy, or ...

The high point ofmy career was sailing as a captain on merchant ships. The captain is the most senior rank which comes with senior-most rank. A captain has provided various perks with a private luxurious cabin with a living room and day room, a private office space. Along with the perks, work comes up with great responsibility as safety of crew with lives of people on board. The responsibilities of the captain include the ship and cargo worth of millions of dollars, the can also issue birth and death certificates. They can conduct marriages and issue marriage certificates. One signature on a cargo document enables the transaction of money through the letter of credits across international trade channels. All such duties are considered as a high degree of accountability. Every decision made on the ship by anyone of the crew member or the captain, the captain is accountable for everything. In difficult times, they call head office for advice. The organizational structure onboard was hi...

During my sailingcareer, I have traveled to several ports across the world . Before you start the voyage, you need to do voyage planning. You need to plan a journey from point A to point B. This course is actually a close representation of google maps where for north the course is 000 degrees,east is set for 90 degrees, south for 180 degree and west for 270 degree. Then courses translated onto a navigation chart where the ship has to navigate. If you want to move in a North-East direction, which is at 045 degrees but mistakenly placed it at 046 degree. Your 1 degree mistakes will drift you 60 nautical miles away from the actual destination. If you continue to travel further off course, you will be farther from the intended destination. Not just in sailing time but in life this “one degree shift” can drift you from your actual goal for your teams and business. One doesn’t need a lot of knowledge to go ahead. They need a small action, new habit, thought, which can be gained over a tim...

The high point ofmy career was sailing as a captain on merchant ships . The captain is the most senior rank which comes with senior-most rank. A captain has provided various perks with a private luxurious cabin with a living room and day room, a private office space. Along with the perks, work comes up with great responsibility as safety of crew with lives of people on board. The responsibilities of the captain include the ship and cargo worth of millions of dollars, the can also issue birth and death certificates. They can conduct marriages and issue marriage certificates. One signature on a cargo document enables the transaction of money through the letter of credits across international trade channels. All such duties are considered as a high degree of accountability. Every decision made on the ship by anyone of the crew member or the captain, the captain is accountable for everything. In difficult times, they call head office for advice. The organizational structure onboard was h...

  Do you have too many competing priorities at work ? Are there certain days when you feel that things are so busy, that you are barely able to stay afloat ? In the midst all the chaos and crazy days, are you actually taking one day at a time ? Do you feel that if only you had more time, life would be so much better ? If the answer to the above questions is yes, then you are NOT alone I speak with business leaders and professional globally as part of my coaching practice, and almost all of them seem to be under a lot of work pressure Many of them feel completely overwhelmed and stretched in all directions And if you are one of them and are finding it difficult to manage your time, here are 5 time management traps to avoid  The Hope Trap You hope that at some point in the near future, you will be able to free up time You assume that time will create time for you But the fact is… That time NEVER comes Life just gets busier Your “to-do” list keeps on increasing, right ? The Tempo...

  Do you have too many competing priorities at work ? Are there certain days when you feel that things are so busy, that you are barely able to stay afloat ? In the midst all the chaos and crazy days, are you actually taking one day at a time ? Do you feel that if only you had more time, life would be so much better ? If the answer to the above questions is yes, then you are NOT alone I speak with business leaders and professional globally as part of my coaching practice, and almost all of them seem to be under a lot of work pressure Many of them feel completely overwhelmed and stretched in all directions And if you are one of them and are finding it difficult to manage your time, here are 5 time management traps to avoid  The Hope Trap You hope that at some point in the near future, you will be able to free up time You assume that time will create time for you But the fact is… That time NEVER comes Life just gets busier Your “to-do” list keeps on increasing, right ? The Tempo...

Do you have too many competing priorities at work? Are there certain days when you feel that things are so busy, that you are barely able to stay afloat ? In the midst all the chaos and crazy days, are you actually taking one day at a time ? Do you feel that if only you had more time, life would be so much better ? If the answer to the above questions is yes, then you are NOT alone                      I speak with business leaders and professional globally as part of my coaching practice, and almost all of them seem to be under a lot of work pressure Many of them feel completely overwhelmed and stretched in all directions And if you are one of them and are finding it difficult to manage your time, here are 5 time management traps to avoid 

One of the key skills I learnedduring my sailing days was voyage planning . Voyage planning is an exercise where you need to consider several things, such as the weather conditions, ocean currents, fuel capacity, type of cargo, contingency planning. A well-planned and executed voyage means safe and timely operations of ships and one of the activities while planning a voyage is to mark “NO-GO” areas on the navigation chart. There are areas where the ship is NOT meant to go to avoid any damage. Such areas are shallow waters, old shipwrecks, rocks &reefs, areas that have not been surveyed, etc. Why am I telling you this? As a leader , you need to set clear boundaries at the workplace ●      NO-GO areas ●      Things to say no to ●      What is acceptable and what is not ●      What is negotiable and what is not ●      These could be related to time, behaviors, privacy, or...

When I was sailing on ships, one of the key skills I learnt was voyage planning   Voyage planning is a meticulous exercise and you need to take several factors into account such as :   The weather conditions, ocean currents, fuelcapacity, type of cargo, contingency planning   A well planned and executed voyage means safe and timely operations of ships   One of the activities during voyage planning is to mark “NO-GO” areas on the navigation chart   As the name implies, these are areas where the ship is NOT supposed to goto avoid any damage   These areas include shallow waters, old ship wrecks, rocks & reefs, areas which have not been surveyed etc   These NO-GO areas have to be clearly identified, marked& avoided by a safe distance   Why am I telling you this ?   Because as a leader, you need to set clear boundaries at workplace   Your NO-GO areas   What will you say NO to   ...

  When I was sailing on ships, one of the key skills I learntwas voyage planning   Voyage planning is a meticulous exercise and you need to take several factors into account such as :   The weather conditions, ocean currents, fuelcapacity, type of cargo, contingency planning   A well planned and executed voyage means safe and timely operations of ships   One of the activities during voyage planning is to mark “NO-GO” areas on the navigation chart   As the name implies, these are areas where the ship is NOT supposed to goto avoid any damage   These areas include shallow waters, old ship wrecks, rocks & reefs, areas which have not been surveyed etc   These NO-GO areas have to be clearly identified, marked& avoided by a safe distance   Why am I telling you this ?   Because as a leader, you need to set clear boundaries at workplace   Your NO-GO areas   What will you say NO to ...

  When I was sailing on ships, one of the key skills I learntwas voyage planning   Voyage planning is a meticulous exercise and you need to take several factors into account such as :   The weather conditions, ocean currents, fuelcapacity, type of cargo, contingency planning   A well planned and executed voyage means safe and timely operations of ships   One of the activities during voyage planning is to mark “NO-GO” areas on the navigation chart   As the name implies, these are areas where the ship is NOT supposed to goto avoid any damage   These areas include shallow waters, old ship wrecks, rocks & reefs, areas which have not been surveyed etc   These NO-GO areas have to be clearly identified, marked& avoided by a safe distance   Why am I telling you this ?   Because as a leader, you need to set clear boundaries at workplace   Your NO-GO areas   What will you say NO to ...

Admittedly, last year has been perhaps the most challenging time we have ever seen for businesses. For some businesses, success means survival, but for others, it is growth. Do you have strong and decisive leadership at the helm to lead in times of uncertainty? Do your leaders have complete clarity and confidence in what they should be doing next? So here are some potential areas where the leadership team of your business could be struggling and not growing Prisoners of the past Many leaders are still following the old hierarchical mindset and are not able to shift from their old way of working. This limits their creative thinking ability for fresh concepts with individual perspectives. This becomes the bigger hindrance for your team and business growth. Behind this resistance to change is fear – fear of failure, fear of commitment and fear of the unknown. This resistance to change is and will continue to impact the growth of teams and their businesses in the future. Lack...