When the Somali’s attacked, it is clear that during the crisis the captain had his crew’s trust and they followed his orders. This unarmed civilian ship was essentially steaming through a warzone, and the ship’s leader had to make challenging decisions and strict demands.
#Watching captain phillips how to#
Granted, this is too harsh an approach for a business, but it provides a framework for how to lead in stressful conditions. His philosophy was to leave those who were doing their jobs alone, and tear into those who weren’t. Even he admits that he wasn’t always likeable, but he was predictable. What I can glean out from all this is the captain was a tough and demanding leader. Captain Phillip’s personal character has been drawn into the dispute. Following the piracy incident, there has been legal wrangling between some of the crew and the company that owns the ship. You don’t have to be friends with your crew, but you have to earn their trust. I’m simply reporting the lessons in leadership I learned from his words and actions that business owners can apply to their own situations. I’m not attempting to lionize the man – Tom Hanks took care of that in the movie of the same name. Between what I learned that day, and from subsequently reading his book, I have learned some lessons in leadership from Captain Phillips’ example. After a torturous standoff between the pirates and the military, Navy Seal snipers ultimately killed the pirates and rescued Captain Phillips.Following the Captain’s speech at the conference, I had the pleasure of joining him for a photo-shoot and discussion. merchant marine cargo ship was attacked by Somali pirates and, in order to save the crew, the captain of the ship ended up being taken as a hostage in a lifeboat with the pirates. For those who don’t recall the incident, a U.S. I had the good fortune to speak at a conference where Captain Phillips was the keynote speaker.
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