Interpersona is the coach for the Finnish skipper Eero Lehtinen, who is participating at the Global Challenge 2004-2005 yacht race around the world.
A focused leadership yields results
In this review we can read an interesting story about leadership and sailing. Interpersona has been coaching the Finnish skipper Eero Lehtinen and his 18-member crew on leadership and building up team spirit on the 72-foot yacht SAIC La Jolla, participating in the Global Challenge 2004-05 yacht race around the world. The story is worth reading even for those who are not interested in yachting or any other competitive sports. There are certain features and factors that affect the leadership of a team representing different nationalities, regardless of whether we are talking about a work community or some other group. Even the tools of success are similar to a great extent.
For success there is one thing that is absolutely necessary, though: one must be totally and firmly devoted to the leadership. The coaching conversations I had with Eero during Global Challenge have clearly shown that he takes his challenge seriously also when it comes to the development of the leadership. All things that come up are important and the problems are not solved cynically but with actions.
Results are yielded with a goal-directed work. But - just as in business – new challenges are ahead and the competitors have without doubt done their best to improve their own performance. It is not possible to rest on one's laurels. The leadership and the development of one's own activity must be on the agenda in every single moment.
Mats Kockberg
Coach for Eero Lehtinen and Team SAIC La Jolla
Corporate Adviser, President of INTERPERSONA