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September 2024

TRC & CIPS In partnership at Monaco

🌍 𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗦 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗥𝗖: 𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 🌍

We are excited to announce the collaboration between Channel Island Port Services and The Resolution Centre for Family Businesses (TRC), uniting our expertise to offer a holistic range of services for the maritime and family business sectors.

🔹 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀
Our top-quality global agency services, including bunker agency and VIP concierge, make Jersey and Guernsey the ideal location for transiting yachts, with our large accredited ‘Superyacht Ready’ facilities. With CIPS, you receive unmatched operational support for your vessels, ensuring a seamless and elevated experience for owners and their teams.

🔹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁-𝗚𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴
Together, we offer tailored leadership development and team coaching programs designed to strengthen relationships, enhance decision-making, and foster well-being within maritime teams and family businesses.

🔹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
With TRC’s expertise in facilitating family, owner, and business governance, and CIPS’ specialised maritime dispute resolution, we ensure conflicts are efficiently resolved, maintaining harmony and preventing costly disruptions.

🔹 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 & 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁
Our partnership provides seamless ship registration services and global remote operational support, ensuring vessels stay compliant and operate efficiently, no matter where they are.

🔹 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀
CIPS and TRC support family-owned businesses and their advisers with governance frameworks, leadership transitions, and conflict resolution, ensuring long-term success and harmony across generations.

🔹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀
We collaborate with finance and wealth management sectors to explore the potential benefits of basing various elements of your organisation in an offshore jurisdiction. This includes exploring corporate structures, payroll services, and financial strategies that provide a competitive edge.

We’re also looking to partner with businesses that share our goals. If you believe we can add value through collaboration in a trusted relationship, please reach out to explore how we can support your growth. Let’s grow together! 🌊

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#LeadershipDevelopment
#MaritimeOperations
#FamilyBusinessSuccess

Managing Onboard Conflict: Supporting Captains with Coaching and Diversity Resolution

Life onboard a superyacht is intense. Conflicts can arise from many sources: competence issues, interpersonal tensions, bullying, harassment, or even prejudice. As a captain, you’re responsible for not just the vessel but for maintaining the morale and safety of your crew. Yet, resolving these deeply personal conflicts requires more than traditional leadership approaches. While top-down authority is sometimes necessary, especially in moments of crisis or safety, these situations demand a more nuanced and empathetic approach—one that invites collaboration and open communication.

This is where coaching and mediation—supported by Conflict and Diversity Resolution skills—become invaluable. Diversity Resolution provides captains with the tools to navigate and mediate these conflicts, ensuring a cohesive, high-performing team while maintaining and valuing the diversity of crew members.. We work with captains to develop and build the skills needed to manage and resolve conflicts effectively. Whether it’s addressing a competence dispute or dealing with issues of bullying, harassment, or prejudice, captains are supported in navigating the complexities of these situations with empathy and authority.

Through coaching, captains are taught to:

• Facilitate open conversations that allow crew members to voice their concerns in a safe, non-judgmental environment.
• Use mediation techniques to bring conflicting parties together, fostering mutual understanding and seeking collaborative solutions.
• Develop a culture where diversity is embraced, and differences are resolved respectfully—transforming tensions into growth opportunities.

Diversity Resolution helps captains move from merely “managing” conflicts to actively transforming their teams, fostering an onboard environment where respect, fairness, and inclusion are paramount. By using these tools, captains not only resolve conflicts but create a more cohesive, high-functioning crew.

If you’re facing tough interpersonal dynamics on board, let’s discuss how coaching and mediation can help you take the lead in resolving conflicts while strengthening your team.

#OnboardConflict #YachtLeadership #CrewCohesion #BullyingPrevention #HarassmentResolution #DiversityResolution #CaptainDevelopment #SuperyachtLeadership #CollaborativeLeadership

The Paradox of Leadership: Lead Like a Coach, Not a Captain

In the maritime and yachting world, captains are traditionally seen as authoritative figures—responsible for every decision, every operation, and ultimately, every outcome. But today’s best leaders embrace a paradox: they lead like a coach, not a captain. This shift in mindset moves away from top-down command toward a more collaborative and open approach to leadership.

The paradox is this: While captains are responsible for guiding their teams, true leadership is about empowering those around you, not just issuing orders. Leading like a coach means involving the team in the decision-making process, encouraging crew members to think critically, and giving them the space to take ownership of their roles. This doesn’t diminish a captain’s authority—it strengthens it by building a team that operates with shared purpose and trust.

A key part of this coaching approach is thinking aloud—by verbalising decisions and thought processes, captains create transparency and invite their crew into the leadership process. This collaborative bridge aligns the captain’s goals with the operations team, enabling smoother communication and a stronger sense of unity onboard.

In my work coaching captains, I emphasise this collaborative leadership style because it leads to higher performance, greater engagement, and, ultimately, a more harmonious crew. When captains lead like coaches, they don’t just command respect—they earn it.

If you’re ready to move beyond traditional leadership and build a high-functioning, collaborative crew, let’s explore how coaching can empower your performance as Captain, and that of your team.

Howard Le Cornu
(Captain and Coach!)

#SuperyachtLeadership #LeadAsACoach #EmpowermentThroughCoaching #CollaborativeLeadership #CaptainDevelopment #YachtOperations

Yachting Leadership Summits – A New Approach to Performance

What happens when you bring together a yacht’s captain, senior crew, and operations team for a leadership summit? You get breakthrough moments. Coaching isn’t just one-on-one; it’s about bringing leadership teams together for collaboration and strategic alignment.

At our leadership summits, captains and senior officers learn how to make their thought processes visible and inclusive, aligning everyone’s objectives toward seamless operations. The outcome? A high-functioning ops team that feels heard, valued, and empowered to perform at their best.

The next wave of leadership in yachting is about more than technical proficiency—it’s about leading with purpose and collaboration. Let’s talk about how a tailored leadership summit could transform your yacht’s operational efficiency and crew satisfaction.

#LeadershipSummit #SuperYachtPerformance #CollaborativeLeadership #YachtOperations #TeamEmpowerment #SuperYachtSuccess

Why Coaching Matters:

As highlighted by various sources, coaching in the superyacht industry focuses on more than just operational skills—it also develops the soft skills that captains need, such as conflict resolution, crew motivation, and leadership through collaboration. This approach ensures that captains aren’t just managing a yacht but leading a cohesive, high-performing team