and teamwork
rock stars
drawbacks of
sailors as
teams as
rogue waves
Rosebud (boat)
Rudiger, Mark
rugby
Russell, Nigel
Ryan, Michael
sailboats
design of
excess weight on
maxis
navigation of
righting angle of
right-of-way of
sloops
sailors
characteristics of
rock star
skills of
sails
adjusting position of
Anaconda
cost of
Kevlar
mainsail
reefing of
spinnaker
storm trysail
Sayonara (boat)
crew on
as Hobart race winner
in 1998 Hobart race
speed of
teamwork on
weather data from
Searching for a Corporate Savior (Khurana)
Senogles, Darren “Dags,” 36
Shackleton, Ernest
Shipwright's Arms pub
Short Ocean Point Score (SOPS)
Siena (boat)
situational awareness
Skeggs, Philip
Skinner, B.F.
skipper. See also helmsman
Smith, Edgar (“Eddo”)
Snow, George
Softwar (Symonds)
southerly buster
Stanley, John (“Steamer”)
Stone, Ray
Storm Bay
storm classifications
storm warning
stress, managing
Sturgeon, Roger
Sullenberger, Captain Chesley B.III (“Sully”)
Surviving and Thriving in Uncertainty (Funston
and Wagner)
Surviving the Extremes (Kamler)
Sword of Orion (boat)
in 1998 Hobart race
rollover and rescue of
weather report from
Sword of Orion protocol
Sydney Gold Coast Race
Sydney Harbour
Sydney Heads
Sydney to Hobart Race (“the Hobart”)
in 1991
in 1993
in 1994(50th)
in 1995
in 1996
in 1997
in 1998(see Sydney to Hobart Race [1998])
in 2006
in 2007
crew conflicts in
culture clash in
deaths in
gear for
history of
path of
reputation of
role of luck in
safety issues in
teamwork in
training for
and weather
winners of (see also Tattersall's Cup)
Sydney to Hobart Race (1998)
boats registered for
coroner's inquest for
deaths in
decision making in
maps of
Mayday calls during
media reports on
rescue of Stand Aside
rescue of Sword of Orion
sea state in
start of
storm during
teamwork during (see also Ramblers)
weather predictions for
winners of
tacking
Tasmania
Tasman Sea
Tattersall's Cup. See also Overall Handicap Winner
competition for
conditions for winning
criteria for winning
for 1994 Hobart race
for 1995 Hobart race
for 1998 Hobart race
for 2007 Hobart race
Taylor, Bruce
team(s)
challenges faced by
characteristics of
checklists for
commitment of
communication on
conflict on
creativity on
decision making by
diversity on
flexibility on
focus on winning
goal setting by
learning process of
mateship on
maximizing performance of
preparation by
resilience of
as rock star
rock stars on
selection of
shared responsibilities on
situational awareness of
status differences on
tapping skill potential of
tenacity of
teamwork. See also Ramblers
adversity and
exceptional
humor used by
luck vs. causality in
in ocean racing
organizational imperative for
seamless
Teamwork at The Edge
anticipating setbacks in
excelling in
practices embodying
Ramblers as metaphor for
strategy 1: team unity
Teamwork at The Edge (continued)
strategy 2: preparation
strategy 3: balanced optimism
strategy 4: constant learning
strategy 5: calculated risk
strategy 6: effective communication
strategy 7: shared leadership
strategy 8: managed conflict
strategy 9: resilience
strategy 10: tenacious creativity
Thomas, Bob
award for
and Chutzpah overhaul
as navigator
in 1998 Hobart race
on Nuzulu crew
race preparation by
relationship with Ed Psaltis
as winner
TicehurstGary
TurnerMark (“Tugboat”)
Van KretschmarHugo
VC Offshore Stand Aside (boat)
Vietnam War
Volvo Ocean Race
Walker, John
Walker, Stephen
Wasabi (boat)
Watson, Carl
waves
in Bass Strait
in 1994 Hobart race
in 1998 Hobart race
rogue
wave spotter
weather
in 1994 Hobart race
in 1997 Fastnet race
in 1998 Hobart race
WhitfeldJohn (“Jonno”) commitment of
in 1998 Hobart race
on Nuzulu crew
skills of
Who: The A Method for Hiring (Smart and Street)
Wilson, Steve
winch handle
winds
along Hobart race course
in 1998 Hobart race
and safety measures
and sail adjustments
speed/direction of
Winning, Richard
Winston Churchill (boat)
X-Teams
X-Teams (Ancona and Bresman)
Young Endeavor (radio relay vessel)
About the Authors
Dennis N.T. Perkins is Chief Executive Officer of The Syncretics Group. He has worked for over twenty-five years as an advisor to senior leaders in organizations ranging from Fortune 100 corporations to nonprofit associations. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, he served as a Marine infantry officer in Vietnam, subsequently receiving his MBA from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in psychology at The University of Michigan.
While a faculty member at the Yale University School of Management, he developed a breakthrough leadership approach based on the study of groups facing The Edge—the outer limits of human endurance. By studying The Edge, he believes, “leaders can learn what it takes to help their organizations achieve their greatest pote
ntial. And they can remember these principles when they are stretched, stressed, and challenged to the limit.”
He has written extensively on leadership and organizational effectiveness and is the author of Managing Creation: The Challenge of Building a New Organization and “Race to the South Pole” in The Encyclopedia of Leadership.
Jillian B. Murphy is Director of Client Services at The Syncretics Group. Jillian graduated magna cum laude from the University of Connecticut and received her MA in Industrial / Organizational Psychology at the University of New Haven. She has studied, worked, and volunteered extensively in Cape Town, South Africa. She has worked with the Networking HIV/AIDS Community of South Africa, the African National Congress Women's League, and the Department of Epidemiology and Health at Yale University.
In her free time, Jillian enjoys running and competed in the Philadelphia and New York City marathons. She resides in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.
Dennis Perkins and Jillian Murphy are coauthors of Leading at the Edge: Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition and “Using the Power of Resonant Metaphor to Increase Leadership Effectiveness.”
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