Be the Calm or Be the Storm: Leadership Lessons from a Woman at the Helm

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When someone is having a bad day, you don’t chide them or try to make them stop whatever it is they are doing that’s manifesting the bad mood. As a quick disclaimer, this book was the first time I learned about both Sandy Yawn and the Below Deck Reality TV series. She doesn’t constantly remind me, she doesn’t add it to a list of grievances, and she doesn’t hold me to court.

As a renowned superyacht captain with over 30 years of international maritime experience, Yawn has broken through the proverbial glass ceiling to achieve the highest status in an industry where women at the helm are rare. National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. She's earned accolades from the International Superyacht Society, which honored Yawn with the prestigious Distinguished Crew Award for her heroism in ensuring the safety of all guests, crew and the vessel during a catastrophic fire in pirate-controlled waters that occurred in 2004 off the coast of Yemen. I never realised the wide range of responsibilities and stress that a captain has and this opened my eyes. She is upbeat and compassionate and her story has many personal elements that helps the listener get to know her as more than the blond in the white capri pants with the huge smile.Liftoff with Jeanniey Walden has the exclusive and super sweet 💕 story straight her new bride-to-be, the inspiring Leah Shafer of how their love changed her world and inspired her reinvention. Emmerdale star Richard Howard dies aged 79 after a 'short illness' as his agents pay tribute to the actor. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. In a section of her new book titled, ‘Give Me Grace’, the reality star explains how the pair's connection has changed her life. Love Island All Stars viewers praise Sophie Piper for 'snitching' on scheming Georgia Steel during secret flirty chat with Tom Clare: 'He's gonna tell the villa!

Captain Sandy Yawn is a world renowned captain in the yachting industry and currently the captain on Bravo TV’s reality hit Below Deck Mediterranean. Captain Sandy brings a positive and contagious energy to everything she does, including the breathtaking storytelling she has gifted us through this book. It doesn’t feel overcrowded, and by water is a better way to see all the sights of the Italian Riviera. For Captain Sandy, this represents leading with empathy, figuring out who your teammates are and what motivates them, then communicating in a way that motivates and makes them feel understood. New seasons, new stories, new songs… The evening promises to be filled with laughs and all-new salacious gossip.Docking into the UK this September, we can’t wait to welcome back the most talked about Captain on TV… Captain Sandy! Revealed: Volunteer police officer who told Christian singer that she is 'not allowed' to perform 'church. As an author, Captain Sandy offers tools and tips on how to take control of one’s life and how doing so gives us the best chance of excelling at whatever we choose. Loved the motivational advice Capt Sandy offers and I found this a great read, even listening to this 9 miles out at sea while off the coast of NH where she started!

Reprinted with permission from Be the Calm or Be the Storm: Leadership Lessons from a Woman at the Helm by Captain Sandy Yawn (Hay House; on-sale 1/10/23). Among some of the stories/lessons she'll How she selects and sizes up her crew even before embarking on a charter, deciding who to invest in and how to bring out their best. Sometimes it’s a team, sometimes it’s a company, a classroom, a patient ward, a family, or simply your own individual self.

Leah, the woman who would later become my life partner, had just caught that first season of Below Deck Mediterranean and sent me these simple words: “Congrats on the show.

Sandy Yawn is not only a terrific captain, she is a shrewd and enterprising businesswoman, all of which I personally witnessed during her time at the helm. She took that job, and eventually one of the owners of the boats she took care of sent to her to boat school, where she learned her trade. Yawn’s love for the ocean propelled her to achieve the highest status as a mega yacht captain in a male-dominated industry. It not only inspires readers with wisdom to help them chart their own course, it entertains, just like Captain Sandy herself. EXCLUSIVEKate is reunited with her three children for the first time in two weeks after leaving hospital.

For Yawn's part, she woke up one day when she was 25 years old and decided she was tired of the hangovers and the drinking. My first Non Fiction book of 2023 is based around my obsession with Reality TV Captain Sandy Yawn - Hello, Below Deck! We’ve done the same with bottles of wine that guests want that can’t be found in the area where we’re anchored; we’ve flown in bottles. From harrowing tales of 20-foot seas to comic episodes with demanding and eccentric guests, these pages contain leadership lessons for anyone from a student of the navigation industry to a Fortune 500 executive. But right across the harbor from Portofino is Santa Margherita, and it’s also incredible and not as visited.