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Munich, 17. March 2013
Henrik Weller von Ahlefeld
Sailing
How it Contributes to my Personal and
Professional Develoment
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About me
"ac#!round
$ame, %!e& Henri#, 22
Hobbies& 'ailin!, '#iin! and (ootball
)i#es& (riends, (amily, "a#ed "eans
Disli#es& Pre*udice, +iolence and $o!o
attitude
Motto& Have the serenity to accet the
thin!s - cannot chan!e, coura!e
to chan!e the thin!s - can and
wisdom to #now the difference.
- en*oy sailin! in cometitions and for fun
Who What
Cometition
'atisfaction of winnin!
(eedbac# on my abilities
% !reat team effort and eerience (or fun
Close to nature / eicenter of wind and water
Meditative focus / for!ettin! stress
uality time with friends
Where Why
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Successful sailing
eamwor#
%ny crew, small or lar!e needs
the interaction of crew members
and their individual roles that
inte!rate into one movement
)eadershi
Masterin! the boat means
resonsibility for the safety and
success of the crew
(ocus
(ull commitment to
assi!ned role to reach
maimum otential
%lways a third eye on
team mates and chan!es in
the setu
Communication
4veryone must be ali!ned
and made aware of net
move to ensure a fast
manoeuvre eecution
Key characteristics needed for successful sailing
he 5 Characteristics 6 'ailin!
Teamwork, Leadership , Communication and Focus make up 4 key characteristics
the crew members need to build in order to be able to sail successfully
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Teamwork
he 5 Characteristics 6 eamwor#
Teamwork
'ailin!
"oats that are too bi! to sail by oneself need crew
interaction
Crew members assume interdeendent roles
'wan 5& 11 members
4very individual contributes to the overall
erformance of the boat by fulfillin! his assi!ned
role
Communication amon! crew vital to otimi8e theteam interaction a rere9uisite for to erformance
be aware of the boat:s caacity of each arameter
Professional develoment
;nderstand that one cannot ta#e char!e of all
tas#s, must focus on one
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Leadership
he 5 Characteristics 6 )eadershi
Successful Sailing
)eadershi
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Leadership
he 5 Characteristics 6 )eadershi
Leadership
'ailin!
4very boat needs a catain to command it
)eader must be able to assume ultimateresonsibility for crew
Coordination of crew needed
Dan!erous situations need fast decisions
Catain is often free from micro mana!in! all roles
and can concentrate on the strate!ic ath
% leader must be democratic yet authoritarian
"usiness
eams benefit from havin! a leader
%s a team leader one is resonsible for the team:s
erformance, and must accet this resonsibility
% leader needs to coordinate talents to ma#e
rocesses more efficient @ effective -f the team does not share an oinion the leader
can brea# the stalemate
-f situations need to be solved 9uic#ly, consultin!
every team member may slow down the reaction
% leader must have the trust of his team
'ailin!
he catain may be over occuied with
concentratin! on the strate!ic ath of the boat he catain may not consult his crew sufficiently
and thereby lose credibility amon! his crew
"usiness
)eader may be reoccuied with himself
and frustrates team members by i!norin!
their inut
'ailin!
he catain can coordinate a team and assi!n
duties to avoid chaos
he catain can save a boat from imminent dan!erby ma#in! 9uic# decisions
"usiness
% leader must coordinate his subordinates to
allocate members to their most suitable role
to best contribute to the overall success
Strengths
Pitfalls
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Communication
he 5 Characteristics 6 Communication
Successful Sailing
Communication
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Communication
he 5 Characteristics 6 Communication
Communication
'ailin!
Crew members need to communicate in order to
facilitate teamwor# (eedbac# is necessary for catain to ad*ust boat
he catain needs to issue commands to
coordinate the crew
Crew must be recetive towards instructions
Communication ensures everyone is informed of
net manoeuvre for a swift eecution "riefin! and debriefin! imortant for erformance
"usiness
(eedbac# is necessary for the team leader to be
able to ma#e informed decisions
% feedbac# loo lets the leader #now where
stren!ths and wea#nesses are ;nderstand that roactive and clear communication
is better than #eein! 9uiet
)ively communication fla!s otential roblems
earlier and raises chance of avoidin! the roblem
"riefin! and debriefin! imortant for erformance
'ailin!
verrelyin! on feedbac# and communication may
rove fatal when in etreme situations "usiness
oo many communication channels may confuse
team members and cause a brea#down
Communication may slow down the decision
ma#in! rocess
'ailin!
Communication hels catain understand situation
better to ad*ust the strate!ic ath of the boat
(eedbac# hels crew understand where theirstren!ths and wea#nesses are
"usiness
Communication and feedbac# hels team
members and leaders to ad*ust and balance
their wea#nesses and stren!ths
Strengths
Pitfalls
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Focus
he 5 Characteristics 6 (ocus
Successful Sailing
(ocus
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Focus
he 5 Characteristics 6 (ocus
Focus
'ailin!
4ternal factors chan!e constantly and boat needs
to be dynamically ad*usted to these chan!es Hi!h ressure on members durin! manoeuvres
Must bloc# out ressure and urely focus on
tas#
Predict, anticiate, train, build routine, to be ready
for sudden chan!e in circumstances and succeed
"usiness
"usiness environment chan!es constantly and the
business may need to be ad*usted accordin!ly
ne cannot let ressure distract oneself from the
tas# at hand, this wastes critical time and raises
clumsiness and ris# of failure
(ocus articularly in be!innin!s of ro*ects
he more dimensions one #nows, the better
one is able to eecute a decision
Clear communication, tas#, trainin!,
scenario buildin! ensures one does not fall
behind
'ailin!
(ocus on own tas# ma#es member unaware of full
chain of events and how to ta#e over another tas#in times of ur!ency
"usiness
$arrow secialisation ma#es emloyee less
#nowled!eable to assi!n to other tas#s
)ess aroachable for collea!ues sub
ordinates when too focused on own tas#s
'ailin!
>hen everyone is focused, boat can be sailed
faster and increases erformance throu!h flawless
eecution
"usiness
4mloyees have a !ood understandin! of
tas#s and are dedicated to eecution of tas#s
Strengths
Pitfalls
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Successful organiation
Key characteristics needed for a successful
business
he 5 Characteristics 6 Professional and Personal develoment
Teamwork, Focus, Communication and Leadership also make up 4 key
characteristics employees must build for a successful business
eamwor#
"i!!er or!ani8ations need more
emloyees that need to cooerate
for the !oal of the comany
)eadershi
'teerin! a business area means
resonsibility for subordinates
and the erformance of that area
(ocus
(ull commitment to assi!ned
role to reach maimum
otential
Constant awareness of
eternal and internal factors
Communication
4mloyees must be on the
same a!e and contribute
towards same strate!y
(eedbac# is imortant to
ali!n everyone
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Thank you for your attention
he 4nd
Pictures taken on personal
sailing trips