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    The document discusses the importance of leadership skills in the maritime industry. It outlines five key characteristics of good leaders: being engaged, communicative, collaborative, upstanding, and empowering. While the hierarchy on a vessel demands taking and giving orders, leadership is still essential for mariners to advance their careers. Developing both technical and leadership abilities prepares mariners to take on new roles and responsibilities.

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    The document discusses the importance of leadership skills in the maritime industry. It outlines five key characteristics of good leaders: being engaged, communicative, collaborative, upstanding, and empowering. While the hierarchy on a vessel demands taking and giving orders, leadership is still essential for mariners to advance their careers. Developing both technical and leadership abilities prepares mariners to take on new roles and responsibilities.

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    The document discusses the importance of leadership skills in the maritime industry. It outlines five key characteristics of good leaders: being engaged, communicative, collaborative, upstanding, and empowering. While the hierarchy on a vessel demands taking and giving orders, leadership is still essential for mariners to advance their careers. Developing both technical and leadership abilities prepares mariners to take on new roles and responsibilities.

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    Leadership at Sea

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    JOSHUA APONGOL
    The document discusses the importance of leadership skills in the maritime industry. It outlines five key characteristics of good leaders: being engaged, communicative, collaborative, upstanding, and empowering. While the hierarchy on a vessel demands taking and giving orders, leadership is still essential for mariners to advance their careers. Developing both technical and leadership abilities prepares mariners to take on new roles and responsibilities.

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    The key takeaways are the importance of leadership skills in the maritime industry and the need for leadership training.

    Mariners seek leaders who are good communicators, inspirational, motivated, open-minded, visionary, and willing to listen.

    An effective leader is engaged, communicative, collaborative, and upstanding.

    LEADERSHIP AT SEA

    Leadership to team working


    Training, structured Shipboard Training Program
    Importance of Leadership Skills at Sea
    The maritime industry as a whole recognizes just how valuable leadership skills are,
    which is evidenced by the
    leadership courses that mariner schools and educational programs offer. These courses
    are designed to impart vital skills that don’t come naturally to many people.

    Leadership is considered a “soft skill” as opposed to more measurable or tangible skills.


    However, that doesn’t mean leadership should take a back seat to hard skills. Knowing
    how to lead well is absolutely essential to a mariner. Leadership skills can help
    crewmembers at many levels to take initiative and be the best worker they can be and to
    prove they’re capable of taking on new roles.
    WHAT MAKES A GOOD LEADER?
    A survey of shore-based maritime professionals
    revealed the most desired characteristics mariners seek from their leaders.
    According to the research, mariners want leaders who are:

    ● Good communicators

    ● Inspirational

    ● Motivated

    ● Open-minded

    ● Visionary

    ● Willing to listen
    1.ENGAGED
    First, a leader should be engaged. One of the best ways to understand
    what it means to be engaged is to consider what the opposite looks like.
    an engaged worker is passionate about their work and motivated to get
    better and better at what they do, not just for the sake of self but for the
    good of the whole team.
    2. COMMUNICATIVE
    Overwhelmingly, any discussion of leadership includes a focus on
    communication. To be a strong leader, you must be communicative. The
    key is to make sure employees know what is expected of them at any
    given time rather than expecting people to read your mind.
    Communication is essential when you want to work as a team.
    3. COLLABORATIVE
    An effective leader doesn’t just work independently. You can take initiative
    and complete tasks on your own, but overall, you’re a part of a team. This
    reality is abundantly clear on a vessel, where mariners need each other to
    keep the ship functioning and get the job done. An effective leader should
    promote a strong spirit of teamwork among employees.
    4. UPSTANDING
    Crewmembers should respect you as a person, not just as a mariner.
    Show that you care about the people you interact with and that you’re
    interested in everyone’s success, not just your own.
    5. EMPOWERING
    Finally, leaders should empower others. This is the opposite of an
    authoritarian or micromanaging style of leadership. Instead, you place
    confidence in your subordinates and give them the freedom to do their
    jobs well and get better. You should also allow space for others to share
    their ideas where appropriate. Be willing to listen and genuinely consider
    what others tell you. You can also empower and encourage others by
    pointing out the leadership skills you see in others.
    TO SUM UP THIS!
    On a vessel, however, the hierarchy is undeniable. Each mariner must know how to
    properly take orders from above and exercise authority over lower ranks. With such a
    clear ranking system, it’s easy to see how the majority of mariners must exercise some
    form of leadership to be effective in their current role.

    As mariners gain more years of experience and additional training, they may be able to
    advance in their careers, but to be ready to take on new roles, they must sharpen their
    leadership skills in addition to their technical skills. If you can show that you have the
    proper experience, training and leadership abilities, you’ll have no trouble rising up the
    ranks.

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