Transforming maritime leaders in a virtual world

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Spinnaker believe that in today’s workplace, developing leaders is not just about increasing what you know, but transforming what you do and the culture within which you work.

Effective leaders need to apply adaptive and innovative thinking to new situations every single day.

Spinnaker’s Maritime Leadership Development Programme was introduced in 2016 to develop managers to become highly effective in different management moments.

This training can run either as an open programme or as an in-house solution, depending on the client’s needs.  What sets our programmes apart is our ability to get to the heart of what makes a great manager. Whether new to management or an experienced senior leader, working in Commercial Operations or Corporate Services, we don’t just tell managers how to be the best version of themselves. We support them to change their behaviours in a practical and sustainable way, so they don’t return to their previous habits.

One participant, having recently returned to shore said:

“The programme came at the right time for me, transitioning from sea to shore, expanding to a different world where I am not constrained by the limits of the ship”

Others are preparing to take the next step in their career:

“I was personally in a stage of growth within the company, taking on new responsibility, so it was very insightful……”

Our approach is more self-sustaining than traditional management training. We equip managers with the skills to analyse real-world situations, so they can always do the right thing in their day-to-day role.

The programme is delivered across three key stages:

  1. Pre-programme assessment with Facet5 personality profiling – providing employees with a moment for self-reflection and to agree their personal development objectives to work on during the programme.

    “I was taken aback by the Facet5 results – found it excellent”
  2. Virtual group workshops – focussing on ‘knowing and managing myself as a leader’, and ‘leading and managing others’.

    “The examples provided during the workshop were very useful, and can be applied to our day-to-day work”
  3. One to one coaching support – two further 1:1 coaching sessions provide on-going support at an individual level to encourage progress against personal goals and embed lessons learnt.

    “Added real value, kept me on track and wish there were more”

One client said:

“We used the maritime leadership development programme to give the participant anopportunity to develop leadership knowledge and skills and prepare them for future development and career growth.  The programme exceeded our original objectives and we noticed a positive change in the individuals’ behaviour since completing the programme”

Our next open programme begins on the 29th November 2022.  Find out more by contacting the team.

e: [email protected]

t:  +44 (0) 1702 481 643 or +44 (0) 1702 481 637

Diversity and Ability Conference 2022

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‘What Inclusion Looks Like’, Monday 5th – Tuesday 6th December 2022

Diversity and Ability are excited to announce their inaugural two-day conference: ‘What Inclusion Looks Like’. Diversity and Ability, a social enterprise led by and for disabled people, have over a decade of experience in game-changing actions fostering intersectional disability justice both in the UK and across the globe.

Join diversity, equity and inclusion experts from leading organisations in the UK and beyond at the Hilton Brighton Metropole for a diverse schedule of CPD-certified content, featuring:

  • Keynotes and panels delivered by global DEI experts from organisations including NHS England, United Nations’ World Food Programme, Fujitsu and the Disabled Students’ Commission
  • The opportunity to attend D&A’s celebrated diversity and inclusion training in interactive workshops led by Accessibility and Inclusion Specialists
  • Access to the latest innovations and technologies, including assistive technology and the launch of a brand-new accessibility innovation
  • Celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the launch of the UN’s International Day of Disabled People, including drinks and networking on Monday.

Tickets start from just £120*, so secure your space now to avoid missing out on a jam-packed schedule of training, talks, technology and talent!

Find out more and buy your ticket now at diversityandability.com/conference

*Additional fees apply

Please Sponsor the Spinnaker Dragon Boat Team

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So many more children now survive leukaemia than don’t. But they don’t all make it and this was brought home to us by the tragic story of the son of one of our shipping friends who attended our Maritime People and Culture Conference in May.

Every September, Spinnaker host 30 shipping teams messing about on the water in the OSCAR Dragon Boat Race in London Docklands. Its namesake is the son of our Chairman Phil Parry. Oscar survived a 5 year battle with two different leukaemias and was save by three transplants and experimental treatment.

We are funding a three year fellowship in the latest treatment and research. The current challenge is to find out why the new CAR-T cell therapy which has saved the lives of so many children with otherwise incurable acute lymphoblastic leukaemia doesn’t work in about half of the children who relapse. By solving that problem we can save those children.

This year, you can register to attend the OSCAR Dragon Boat Race even if you’re not getting wet in a boat – use the eventbrite link here: 

https://dragonboat2022.eventbrite.co.uk/

And you can sponsor Spinnaker’s team, ‘Spinnaker Strokes’ by clicking on the following link.  Please do. It’s important. Every penny counts. 

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/spinnakerglobal2022

How do we lead sustainable transformation in shipping & maritime?

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New In-house and Stakeholder Workshops with K D Adamson

As our keynote and special guest at the Spinnaker People and Culture conference in May, K D Adamson brought us new thinking around digital, people and culture and introduced us to the concept of Sustainable Transformation.

In conversation with Spinnaker Chairman Phil Parry, K D outlined the competencies, business priorities and industry resets companies needed to begin their sustainable transformation. She also pinpointed that the role of HR is critical to making sustainable transformation happen, as HR transitions from a traditional cost-centre to a value creator and partners more deeply with the C-suite.

How we address the sustainable transformation challenge, from ESG to cultural and leadership change was the subject of much discussion on stage in our panels and amongst delegates during breaks. According to K D it is essential that we frame the challenges correctly within our companies, and also reach out to our wider stakeholder ecosystem to align on road ahead.

“When it comes to ESG and Sustainable Transformation these are not things that you can ‘win’ at, they are not zero-sum games, but team sports, and that requires a different approach,” K D explains. “It’s really important that companies gain a solid, working understanding of the key competencies for the future, such as customer-centric innovation, data & digital, the blue, green and circular economies, enterprise and supply chain agility, crafting new cultures and new kinds of leader, but to start transforming the industry it needs to go beyond the company boundary and engage the stakeholder ecosystem.”

Working with Futurenautics, K D has developed the Future Fit programme of workshops which focus on building in-house knowledge, competence, programmes and strategies, and also two new stakeholder workshops which are designed to engage a wider ecosystem of stakeholders.

“The Future Fit workshops cover the key topics that shipping and maritime businesses need to address and they are individually tailored to each company and its objectives. However, if we really want to mitigate risks and capture the opportunities of ESG and sustainable transformation then we have to approach that on a stakeholder ecosystem level,” said K D. “The Ecosystem ESG and Sustainable Transformation Stakeholder Workshops are designed to convene your broader stakeholders, from customers and suppliers to regulators, to align on the challenges, identify priorities and engage everyone to accelerate action.”

Facilitated by K D, the Future Fit and Stakeholder workshops all benefit from her extremely wide knowledge of the shipping and maritime industry and the complexities of both strategic and practical elements of company and industry transformations. If you would like to learn more about the workshops you can visit the Futurenautics website or contact K D directly on [email protected]

www.futurenautics.com/maritime-transformation-workshops

Hot jobs July 2022

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Our top shore-based vacancies for July 2022 include roles in the Middle East, Dubai and Singapore, with insurance, BD and technical roles in the spotlight…

For all our shore-based vacancies click here.

Returning champions Oldendorff pledge to raise record sponsorship in 2022

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There are now less than two months to go until the much-anticipated OSCAR Dragon Boat race!

The excitement is building, and the training regimes of the crews is well underway.

We can hardly wait to see who will rule the waterways of London on September 15th!

Taking part again this year, is leading global dry bulk operator, Oldendorff.

Patrick Hutchins, Managing Director of Oldendorff’s UK office tells us that “Oldendorff have been proud supporters of the OSCAR Campaign for many years. We’ve entered a team in the Dragon Boat Race several times and, as previous winners we’re coming back to defend our title. We’re making a big push to raise as much sponsorship as possible because of the money missed out on during covid. There are more teams taking part than ever this year, but we’re still planning to win!”

If you would like to join Oldendorff and the other 26 competing teams from the maritime industry, then register a team via the Great Ormond Street Hospital website:

https://www.gosh.org/get-involved/fundraising-events/oscar-dragon-boat-race/

Or, if you’d rather just watch the action from the shore then it isn’t too late to secure a spectator ticket. Just follow the link below:

https://Dragonboat2022.eventbrite.co.uk