IGNITE The Power Within · with Brendan Hall
Leading Through Catastrophe, Then Winning the World's Toughest Yacht Race
The conversation
At 27, Brendan Hall led a crew of non-professional sailors around the world and became the youngest skipper ever to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. He doesn't tell a heroic story. He tells an honest one: catastrophic storms, near misses, and moments when his own ego and emotional reactions nearly cost the team everything.
Pressure, accountability, humility and growth through adversity: lessons that apply far beyond sailing, and straight to the owner who sets the mood for a whole business.
More from Brendan Hall: brendan-hall.com
What we cover
- How his leadership style almost caused a crew breakdown
- The moment he realised his mood was becoming the team's mood
- Making critical decisions under extreme uncertainty
- Facing fear, responsibility and self-doubt when lives are on the line
- What real leadership looks like when no one is watching
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