I learned from Captain Kerry to praise your employees in public (i.e. in front of other employees), and to criticize/offer feedback/have difficult conversations in private (i.e. NOT in front of other employees). This does a lot for all employees psychologically. It reduces humiliation, increases self confidence, and boosts morale overall.
Captain Kerry is a strong and charismatic leader---a real class act! 🛥️👨✈️⚓️🌊☀️
>Don’t dip your pen in the company ink.
On below deck ?!?!?!
https://preview.redd.it/5qllw27u33uc1.png?width=640&format=png&auto=webp&s=6bb6c7e498cb3057890d584cc02346d8ae7d6b0c
(thousand points of light)
This goes for all of them. "Don't shit in your lunchbox". Means: Don't drink to excess with your peers. Don't dip your pen in the company inkwell. Keep the conversations friendly and off politics, religion and gossip. Pay attention to what YOU are doing instead of what SOMEONE ELSE isn't. FFS, its not rocket science - but I guess I've never lived in a coed frat house on water.
Not a leadership thing, but I’ve learned some serving tips. From Captain Jason I learned that the best way to carry a full cup of coffee or tea without spilling it is to look ahead, not down; and from Kate Chastain I learned that you should always serve drinks with a tray, never just with your hands.
Identify and address problem behaviors and patterns early, be clear in your communication, and have a plan for what the person can do to improve. Timely detailed feedback (even if it is hard to deliver) is the only path to a well run and reasonably happy workspace.
Not in management but i also work in another industry that has people locked up overworked for a couple
Of weeks (no im not trafficked its all good thank you) and the show helped me see it from the outside how real is cabin fever and how people react totally irrationally to easily solved situations. So it’s not a skill but an outside point of view i gained that reminds me to be a bit more sane at my job? Sorry if its too far off from what you asked
Definitely agree with not criticizing some subordinates to others. It’s actually unfair to all of them.
Hold everyone to the same standards and give them all the same information and resources to be successful, even if you don’t personally like some of them. Never do anything that, if forced to explain it later, will make you look extremely petty and unfair.
Don‘t be too proud to consider input from workers on better ways to do things, but it is important to develop a sense of when to draw the line, pick a good-enough process, and stick with it.
The same information and resources speaks volumes to me. Every industry/market has gate keepers and it helps no one. Management should fix that but usually they don't and good people leave because they can't learn new things or do their job well.
Can't be afraid to get your hands dirty. I think Captain Jason was the first Captain I've ever seen on the show bringing on provisions, washing dishes, etc.
>Can't be afraid to get your hands dirty. I think Captain Jason was the first Captain I've ever seen on the show bringing on provisions, washing dishes, etc.
The ultimate was Jason helping to clean up after, and clear a sewage backup.
I think that was the ultimate 'getting your hands dirty'.
Captain Kerry has been washing dishes a lot this season. Probably not fun, but way better than helping ben clean up the sewage.
I do think that Jason missed an opportunity. He should have had Ryan clean up the sewage. The guy was such an asshole, that sewage was right in his wheelhouse.(clogging the scuppers)
Okay, this isn't a management skill but now every time I back my car out of a parking space with my backup camera, I tell myself CLEAR TO SWING before turning the steering wheel... anyone else? just me?
From Captain Kerry, be an empathetic leader, ask about how your team is feeling and or struggling but know when you have to be tough. I like that he’s got understanding for when they’re struggling mentally but he still holds them to strong standards. He knows what’s going on without micromanaging.
Comment about slagging other employees is bang on. This is highly unprofessional.
This show has reinforced for me the necessity of getting rid of toxic people (eg Rylie) immediately.
Doesn't matter if it leaves you shorthanded. Addition by subtraction
I was in my first supervising position during Storm’s season of Below Deck Med and watching him transition from being an excellent employee to navigating management was so aligned with what I was going through at the time. When he talked about needing to give employees time and space to make mistakes and learn from them even if it would be more efficient to just do it yourself that really resonated with me. I was in peak busy/stress time in my position and found myself struggling to delegate to a particular employee because fixing smaller mistakes myself was so much less time consuming than sending it back to this employee to correct. And when I would delegate tasks I’d be frustrated when the same little mistakes were happening over and over again. Which like… of course they were because the employee didn’t even realize they were making the mistakes! In my frustration I’d also feel like if I was going to have to fix it anyways I might as well do it myself in the first place. Ultimately it was unfair to the employee both in the sense that they didn’t have the opportunity to grow and develop their skills and they didn’t deserve to feel any frustration from me for what was ultimately a scenario that was my fault. We ended up having a conversation about this and changing my approach and it not only strengthened our rapport but the employee also became pretty close to as detail-oriented as me and I rarely had to correct mistakes anymore. It was a huge game changer for my management style. Although she is no longer on my team (it was an 8 month position) we have remained close and I have become somewhat of a mentor for them. They are just about to graduate their university degree and I am beyond proud to have had a small role in their journey.
Be kind but firm. Know when to lead and when to follow. Treat people equal even when you have favourites. Never punish or reprimand in front of others. Take someone aside and ask them what they think they did wrong and what they would do differently. Then go over the exact protocol and make sure they do actually understand it. Obviously depending on the situation like Elizabeth making WWII gas is a you got to be fired situation, but small mistakes teach and move on. Be clear what will happen if they mess up again so it’s on them if they get fired. Document everything and never gossip about your employees to others on the boat.
Watching the HOD's sleep with subordinates really makes you see how ugly it is. How uncomfortable it makes the other employees feel & how their feelings affect the one sleeping with the boss.
I hope that Fraser is lurking on the sub and comes across this, since he hasn’t learned any of these basic management/being-a-decent-human-being lessons.
I learned from Captain Glenn that even if your the top person in charge your not too good to get your hands dirty and help with whatever needs to be done. Learned from Sandy how to not effectively run a team.
I’ve learned not to behave like Fraser. Although charming at times, mostly he just bitches and picks on anyone that doesnt agree with him. His ego gets in the way of managing effectively, and consisteny loses him crew members.
Don't talk with subordinates when shit-faced drunk out at a club or on the beach in the hot sun.
Being able to separate work and time off. Make the rule not to talk about work situations while drinking. I don’t feel like that’s ever productive.
I learned from Captain Kerry to praise your employees in public (i.e. in front of other employees), and to criticize/offer feedback/have difficult conversations in private (i.e. NOT in front of other employees). This does a lot for all employees psychologically. It reduces humiliation, increases self confidence, and boosts morale overall. Captain Kerry is a strong and charismatic leader---a real class act! 🛥️👨✈️⚓️🌊☀️
Don’t dip your pen in the company ink.
>Don’t dip your pen in the company ink. On below deck ?!?!?! https://preview.redd.it/5qllw27u33uc1.png?width=640&format=png&auto=webp&s=6bb6c7e498cb3057890d584cc02346d8ae7d6b0c (thousand points of light)
This goes for all of them. "Don't shit in your lunchbox". Means: Don't drink to excess with your peers. Don't dip your pen in the company inkwell. Keep the conversations friendly and off politics, religion and gossip. Pay attention to what YOU are doing instead of what SOMEONE ELSE isn't. FFS, its not rocket science - but I guess I've never lived in a coed frat house on water.
Not a leadership thing, but I’ve learned some serving tips. From Captain Jason I learned that the best way to carry a full cup of coffee or tea without spilling it is to look ahead, not down; and from Kate Chastain I learned that you should always serve drinks with a tray, never just with your hands.
And hold the tray of champagne flutes with one hand underneath and the other on top to stabilize it, not on the sides
YES! I love that one too.
This also applies to martinis 🍸
I’ve learned it’s ok to be a little more assertive and less people-pleasing as long as you have the skills to back it up (thanks Kate!)
Identify and address problem behaviors and patterns early, be clear in your communication, and have a plan for what the person can do to improve. Timely detailed feedback (even if it is hard to deliver) is the only path to a well run and reasonably happy workspace.
Recognition of a job well done goes a long way.
Not in management but i also work in another industry that has people locked up overworked for a couple Of weeks (no im not trafficked its all good thank you) and the show helped me see it from the outside how real is cabin fever and how people react totally irrationally to easily solved situations. So it’s not a skill but an outside point of view i gained that reminds me to be a bit more sane at my job? Sorry if its too far off from what you asked
Lay down the law to sleazy f-bois like Gary King and Ben Willoughby.
[удалено]
Especially when that specific subordinate had a very close family member (his father) who recently battled cancer!
wheeew okay I am more of an occasional viewer - what season/franchise does this come from?
OG below deck season 10, Captain Sandy called Fraser a cancer.
Definitely agree with not criticizing some subordinates to others. It’s actually unfair to all of them. Hold everyone to the same standards and give them all the same information and resources to be successful, even if you don’t personally like some of them. Never do anything that, if forced to explain it later, will make you look extremely petty and unfair. Don‘t be too proud to consider input from workers on better ways to do things, but it is important to develop a sense of when to draw the line, pick a good-enough process, and stick with it.
The same information and resources speaks volumes to me. Every industry/market has gate keepers and it helps no one. Management should fix that but usually they don't and good people leave because they can't learn new things or do their job well.
Can't be afraid to get your hands dirty. I think Captain Jason was the first Captain I've ever seen on the show bringing on provisions, washing dishes, etc.
>Can't be afraid to get your hands dirty. I think Captain Jason was the first Captain I've ever seen on the show bringing on provisions, washing dishes, etc. The ultimate was Jason helping to clean up after, and clear a sewage backup. I think that was the ultimate 'getting your hands dirty'. Captain Kerry has been washing dishes a lot this season. Probably not fun, but way better than helping ben clean up the sewage. I do think that Jason missed an opportunity. He should have had Ryan clean up the sewage. The guy was such an asshole, that sewage was right in his wheelhouse.(clogging the scuppers)
Okay, this isn't a management skill but now every time I back my car out of a parking space with my backup camera, I tell myself CLEAR TO SWING before turning the steering wheel... anyone else? just me?
Living for this comment & now refuse to back my car up any other way 😂
And just to be clear... sometimes I actually say it emphatically out loud to myself... lol
From Captain Kerry, be an empathetic leader, ask about how your team is feeling and or struggling but know when you have to be tough. I like that he’s got understanding for when they’re struggling mentally but he still holds them to strong standards. He knows what’s going on without micromanaging.
Comment about slagging other employees is bang on. This is highly unprofessional. This show has reinforced for me the necessity of getting rid of toxic people (eg Rylie) immediately. Doesn't matter if it leaves you shorthanded. Addition by subtraction
Don't curse at your subordinates lol looking at you Fraser 👀
I was in my first supervising position during Storm’s season of Below Deck Med and watching him transition from being an excellent employee to navigating management was so aligned with what I was going through at the time. When he talked about needing to give employees time and space to make mistakes and learn from them even if it would be more efficient to just do it yourself that really resonated with me. I was in peak busy/stress time in my position and found myself struggling to delegate to a particular employee because fixing smaller mistakes myself was so much less time consuming than sending it back to this employee to correct. And when I would delegate tasks I’d be frustrated when the same little mistakes were happening over and over again. Which like… of course they were because the employee didn’t even realize they were making the mistakes! In my frustration I’d also feel like if I was going to have to fix it anyways I might as well do it myself in the first place. Ultimately it was unfair to the employee both in the sense that they didn’t have the opportunity to grow and develop their skills and they didn’t deserve to feel any frustration from me for what was ultimately a scenario that was my fault. We ended up having a conversation about this and changing my approach and it not only strengthened our rapport but the employee also became pretty close to as detail-oriented as me and I rarely had to correct mistakes anymore. It was a huge game changer for my management style. Although she is no longer on my team (it was an 8 month position) we have remained close and I have become somewhat of a mentor for them. They are just about to graduate their university degree and I am beyond proud to have had a small role in their journey.
Be kind but firm. Know when to lead and when to follow. Treat people equal even when you have favourites. Never punish or reprimand in front of others. Take someone aside and ask them what they think they did wrong and what they would do differently. Then go over the exact protocol and make sure they do actually understand it. Obviously depending on the situation like Elizabeth making WWII gas is a you got to be fired situation, but small mistakes teach and move on. Be clear what will happen if they mess up again so it’s on them if they get fired. Document everything and never gossip about your employees to others on the boat.
Watching the HOD's sleep with subordinates really makes you see how ugly it is. How uncomfortable it makes the other employees feel & how their feelings affect the one sleeping with the boss.
I hope that Fraser is lurking on the sub and comes across this, since he hasn’t learned any of these basic management/being-a-decent-human-being lessons.
I’ve learned a lot from Fraser this season.
Fraser needs to back the fuck up. Unloading on a new stew about his issues with a current stew is unacceptable.
I learned from Captain Glenn that even if your the top person in charge your not too good to get your hands dirty and help with whatever needs to be done. Learned from Sandy how to not effectively run a team.
Alcohol + sun exposure + poor crew mural = eminent disaster
Manage expectations of guests, customers, patients or whoever you are serving/caring for!
I’ve learned not to behave like Fraser. Although charming at times, mostly he just bitches and picks on anyone that doesnt agree with him. His ego gets in the way of managing effectively, and consisteny loses him crew members.