Podcast episode 018: leadership and teamwork in the face of danger (part 2) [40:55m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1)

In episode 018, we bring you part 2 of Pete Goss’ story on various leadership and teamwork principles that he learned from some of his most life-harrowing adventures.  In today’s show, Pete Goss concludes his presentation with the outcome of his heroic rescue of Frenchman  Raphael Dinelli during the 1996/97 Vendee Globe and his subsequent race with Team Philips.

Show Notes:

• Close to the Wind by Pete Goss 

• http://www.petegoss.com/

Leadership and teamwork takeaways from Pete Goss’ presentation:

1. Communication is a 2-way street and it is important to encourage team members to always share their ideas.
2. Life isn’t easy - you just have to deal with things as they come along.
3. Making the right choice is part of making tough decisions and as the leader of a team you will find yourself faced with them.
4. You truly can do anything if you want it bad enough.
5. If you assemble a group of individuals and they commit their mind, body, and soul to a clear and simple goal they will make it.
6. Life truly hangs by a delicate thread.
7. “The cancer of time is complacency” - if you want to do something, you must do it now.
8. “Obstacles are what you see the moment you take your eye off of the goal.”
9. “Responsibility is the most powerful thing you have as a leader.”
10. Very seldom do people not rise to their responsibility - but it is your contract; this is your gift, your challenge, your opportunity.
11. To improve internal communications, “Bad News Meetings” were held between 4 or 5 team members where they would identify the Problem, determine the solution, assign a clear budget and timeline and assign those responsible for carrying out the task.
12. Rather than worrying about life as a glass half-full or a glass half-empty, simply make the decision to “drink the bastard anyway!”
13. “Without trying and courage you will never get progress.”
14. “Keeping a clear eye on the goal will give you solutions in the middle of the chaos.”
15. “If you choose to drive in the fast lane, you have to accept the consequences at the beginning and sometimes you have to take them on the chin with as much dignity as you can.”
16. “If you can get your team to work in the same direction, then you can achieve anything you set your mind to.”

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