Keynote & workshop - Sailing from hell to heaven

Keynote speech & workshop on Leadership and team development under extreme pressure

What does leadership require when plans no longer work, predictions fail, and circumstances are stronger than you are?

During this keynote speech, Hans Bouscholte takes you on a journey to the Atlantic Ocean.
To an open catamaran, in the middle of the sea. Two people, hardly any sleep, constant pain, storms that are heavier than predicted. In these circumstances, management disappears. What remains is leadership in its purest form.

Based on his world record attempt from Dakar to Guadeloupe, Hans shows what happens when:

  • control gives way to adaptive capacity
  • decisions arise from coordination rather than power
  • trust is not a luxury, but a necessity
  • resilience makes the difference between dying and surviving

After the keynote speech, your team can practise in the Resilience Lab: an experiential workshop in which participants experience the themes from the lecture first-hand. Discover it here.

Ready to make leadership tangible?

Book the keynote Leadership and Team Development under extreme pressure in combination with the Resilience Lab and give leaders and teams the opportunity to experience what resilience, connection and leadership really mean in times of change.

The Resilience Lab – Leadership & team development in practice

In the Resilience Lab, participants step out of their roles and consciously slow down.
Just like at sea, this creates space to reconnect – with themselves, with each other and with the bigger picture.

The workshop focuses on:

  • Serenity – calmness and clarity under pressure
  • Decisiveness – connecting with intrinsic motivation and energy
  • Connection – trust, empathy and cooperation

Results of the workshop:

  • More conscious leadership throughout the team
  • Stronger mutual connection
  • Increased resilience in times of change
  • Insights that have a direct impact on daily practice

Practical information

  • Duration: 1.5 – 2 hours
  • Supervision: various facilitators
  • Result: more trust, clarity, ownership and resilience in the team

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Testimonials

Charles Engelaar
Charles EngelaarDirector Tactical Marketing Communications Volvo Trucks Europe
No sea too rough, no challenge too tough that is Hans Bouscholte’s attitude to life. During many years Hans has given outstanding lectures to more than 1.000 Volvo Trucks guests in the Netherlands and abroad. His role was to share his extreme experience in the Volvo Ocean Race and many other ultimate challenges like the Dakar- Guadeloupe world record. Hans is a master in translating these experiences into practical advice regarding today’s business challenges. Hans shared his great insight of human behavior under pressure and tough conditions enabling and motivating his audience to improve their management skills and achieve outstanding team performances.
Alexander Goettling
Alexander GoettlingChief Human Resources Officer
Thank you for spending the day with us. It was truly inspiring and helped us learn a lot. The practical exercise clearly demonstrated what mere theory cannot convey. I am very interested in continuing this journey.

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