by The Crew Coach | Nov 4, 2020 | Karine’s Blogs
A lot of crew are either in or heading towards a second lockdown which will likely take a further toll on crew wellbeing and morale. Having spoken recently with a client of mine, she has reported that she is finding it difficult to find the motivation to engage in her...
by The Crew Coach | Aug 5, 2020 | Karine’s Blogs
How to Escape the Golden Handcuffs and Leave the World of Yachting Behind? I remember when I started yachting I was warned about the golden handcuffs. If you didn’t see yachting as a long term career or if you didn’t have a yachting exit strategy in place that you...
by The Crew Coach | Aug 1, 2020 | Karine’s Blogs
Why are Bullies, Bullies? We can hypothesise a number of reasons why bullies are bullies, however, when it comes to workplace bullying these are usually the reasons why – They have their own personal psychological issues that they have not dealt with They...
by The Crew Coach | Jul 2, 2020 | Q&A articles
Andrea, Chief Stewardess, 38 I promised myself I wouldn’t do another season in yachting, but somehow summer’s practically here and I’ve made no move whatsoever to leave the yacht I’m on. I know yachting doesn’t make me happy anymore—it’s been mostly great but I’m in...
by The Crew Coach | Jun 3, 2020 | Q&A articles
Anonymous, Captain, 39. I’ve got a crew member on board who’s causing real trouble with their negativity and putting others down. Their moodiness about every little thing also seems to be rubbing off the other crew members, as a result, I am finding them to be...