SAFETY4SEA Soft Skills - Issue 01

SAFETY4SEA SOFT SKILLS | ISSUE 1 | Q1 2020 3 A s a new and exciting year is upon us, with ground- breaking changes for shipping, here at SAFE- TY4SEA we decided to launch an- other innovative project. This new edition sheds light on soft skills, and for the first issue we focus on lead- ership. Defined as the art of moti- vating a group of people to act to- wards achieving a common goal, leadership can be observed in many forms. However, it is something that can be learned, as any other skill. Editorial Apostolos Belokas Founder & Managing Editor, SAFETY4SEA Global #5 in traffic London Hamburg Athens Limassol Singapore Manilla SAFETY 4SEA Portal I Magazines I Forums I Awards I TV FREE SUBSCRIPTION SAFETY 4SEA Portal safety4sea.com 4 set x Awards 10x Forums annually 6x Cities SAFETY4SEA Noon Report E-mail Monthly Magazine SAFETY4SEA TV Social Media Explore more at about.safety4sea.com SAFETY 4SEA (incorporating GREEN 4SEA & SMART 4SEA ) is on a mission for Safe Ships & Clean Seas , being the world’s leading source of news and insight on safer, smarter & greener shipping using safety4- sea.com (with a top 5 world rank), monthly paper magazines & special publications (circulated in more than 12,000 copies monthly across the globe and onboard ships), along with video & social media. Furthermore it hosts SAFETY 4SEA , GREEN 4SEA , SMART 4SEA , CAREER 4SEA Forums & Awards to foster excellence and share best practices across shipping. SAFETY 4SEA SAFETY 4SEA CONTENTS [email protected] Apostolos Belokas @ApoBelokas We act innovatively & responsibly to industry needs operating in an ethical, transparent and forward thinking way, fostering sustainable shipping Clients Environment Industry Human Element CSR Serving Clients 1,300 + Clients 75 Countries World Class Quality 20 + Years Raising Environmental Awareness GREEN 4SEA SMART 4SEA Events & Awards Promoting Best Practises SAFETY 4SEA SMART 4SEA GREEN 4SEA RISK 4SEA Developing Leaders MSc Scholarship Program SQE ACADEMY SKILL 4SEA Forums & Masterclasses SQE MARINE www.sqemarine.com S Q E M A R I N E SAFETY 4SEA (incorporating GREEN4SEA & SMART4SEA) is on a mission for safe ships & clean seas, being the world’s leading source of news and insight on safer, smarter & greener shipping using safety4sea.com , monthly paper magazines and special publications along with video & social media. Furthermore, it hosts SAFETY4SEA, GREEN4SEA, SMART4SEA & CAREER4SEA Forums & Awards to foster excellence and share best practices across shipping. As such, we present the necessary skills someone must have to be de- fined as a leader, as well as what can be done to acquire this skill. Of course, leadership is very crucial for seafarers as well. In combination with experts’ opinions and key tips, we analyse the concept of leader- ship at sea in depth, aiming to find out what leadership qualities a cap- tain must have and what makes a successful leader. In this edition 4. A three-step process to ensure good leadership 6. Top 10 challenges for young leaders 8. What makes a great Captain 10. Ask a leader 12. Leaders who deliver performance VS leaders who don’t 15. Diversity in leadership; a new connection is born 16. Why do people quit their leaders? 18. 7 key body language tips for leaders 20. Emotional Intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ? 22. Crossword