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  • Be the Calm or Be the Storm

  • Leadership Lessons from a Woman at the Helm
  • Written by: Captain Sandy Yawn
  • Narrated by: Captain Sandy Yawn
  • Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (5 ratings)

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Be the Calm or Be the Storm

Written by: Captain Sandy Yawn
Narrated by: Captain Sandy Yawn
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Publisher's Summary

Everyone experiences a moment in life when they need to lead. Sometimes it's a team, sometimes it's a company, a classroom, a patient ward, a family, or simply your own individual self. Based on the leadership lessons she's gathered from her resourceful and resilient life, Captain Sandy, a superyacht captain and star of Bravo's Below Deck Mediterranean, shares the leadership skills and critical thinking inherent to being a captain that can empower anyone to navigate their way to a successful life.

Among some of the stories/lessons she'll share:

· How she selects and sizes up her crew even before embarking on a charter, deciding who to invest in and how to bring out their best.

· Things happen at sea. No matter how much you plan and train, so much can go wrong so she'll discuss the level of persistence and faith that's required in solving an especially knotty problem.

· Authority and discipline are required to lead, but they must be leavened with compassion, understanding, and a desire to see your crew succeed.

· She describes the seamless flow that happens in great teamwork and how she loves seeing the way her deckhands pitch in with the stews when needed. For Captain Sandy, this represents leading with empathy, figuring out who your teammates are and what motivates them, then communicating in a way that motivates and makes them feel understood.

· As a captain, Sandy is constantly upgrading her knowledge and skill set, which is as much a part of her job as steering a vessel. Sustaining excellence requires constant effort, whether you find yourself at the end of a journey, halfway through or at the start of a new one. And the learning never stops.

Woven throughout her stories are Captain Sandy's optimism and abiding faith that, given the right tools and opportunities, individuals are capable of so much more than they realize, especially when they can find someone to believe in them.

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  • 2023-07-10

Extremely powerful!

Love, love, love the leadership skills, empathy and work ethic Capt Sandy represents and embodies. Extremely motivating.
Thank you for sharing Capt Sandy… keep on spreading your light;)

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Wow!

This book was insightful, inspiring and kept my attention from start to finish. Thank you for sharing your story as I can relate with addiction and being a woman in a male dominant field. This Canadian girl is empowered and ready to make it happen! ♡

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Overcoming all obstacles

I really enjoy watching captain Sandy on Below Deck. What she has overcome is truly amazing and admire how far she has come. I am looking forward to listening to more books as she continues her adventure

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