COACHING FOR CAPTAINS®
Course One:
Lead with Confidence
For senior maritime leaders and those preparing for greater responsibility.
Develop the self-awareness, presence and clarity to lead with confidence when pressure rises and people look to you.
COURSE ONE OF FIVE
Part of the Coaching for Captains® Series.
SELF-PACED LEARNING
Work through the course at a pace that allows time for reflection and practical application.
BUILT AROUND REAL SITUATIONS
Apply the learning to real conversations, decisions, relationships and situations on board.
CHAPTER PREVIEW
Explore the opening chapter to get a feel for the thinking, format and practical application before deciding whether this course is right for you.
Preview Chapter One
Chapter Notes Preview
See a sample page of the chapter notes.
Chapter Toolkit Preview
See a sample page of the chapter toolkit.
WHAT YOU’LL EXPLORE
This course explores the way your presence, behaviour and internal state shape how others experience your leadership. You’ll examine the strengths you rely on, the pressure points and assumptions that can pull you off course, and practical ways to lead with greater clarity, consistency and intent.
Understand the signal your leadership sends.
Presence and the signals you send
01
Recognise how your tone, pace, attention and behaviour influence the atmosphere around you and the signals others take from your leadership.
Understand the strengths, beliefs and pressure points shaping your responses, and learn a practical framework for leading more deliberately.
Knowing yourself as a leader
02
Develop a form of command presence grounded in clarity and composure, while creating the conditions for people to speak, contribute and take responsibility.
Command presence
03
Clarity, boundaries and authority
04
Set clearer expectations, communicate what matters and protect the boundaries that allow you to lead with greater consistency.
Consider the lasting impression your leadership creates, consolidate the course learning and complete a final reflection on what you’ll put into practice.
Your leadership wake
05
WHAT YOU’LL GAIN
Greater self-awareness.
Stronger presence.
Clearer leadership.
The course helps you understand yourself more clearly, recognise the signals you send and lead with greater intention — so that who you are, what you stand for and how you behave become more closely aligned.
Self-awareness
01
Recognise the strengths, assumptions and pressure points that influence how you lead.
Command presence
02
Bring greater clarity and composure without closing down contribution from others.
Communicate standards and boundaries so people understand what matters and where they stand.
Clearer expectations
03
Shape a more consistent leadership climate through everyday behaviours that strengthen trust and encourage contribution.
Leadership influence
04
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Designed to be worked with,
not simply watched.
The course combines focused learning with structured reflection, detailed notes and practical toolkits to help you connect the learning directly to real situations, conversations and responsibilities on board.
A focused learning experience to build understanding, prompt reflection and support practical application.
Focused learning
01
A detailed written resource to revisit ideas, questions and approaches introduced in the course.
Detailed notes
02
Exercises to help you connect the learning to your own decisions, relationships and responsibilities.
Practical toolkits
03
Return to the course notes and toolkits whenever you need to revisit your thinking or apply it to a new situation.
12 months access
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PART OF THE COACHING FOR CAPTAINS® SERIES
Choose from single courses available below:
Build self-awareness and clarity to lead confidently and strengthen how others experience your leadership.
Lead with Confidence
01
Step back from the detail, anticipate what’s coming and lead the wider operation with greater perspective.
See the Bigger Picture
02
Keep Your Cool
03
Manage pressure, maintain composure in crisis and keep your team focused and effective.
Spot potential, develop capability and help people stretch, grow and take greater responsibility.
Unveil Team Talent
04
Sustain Peak Performance
05
Protect your capacity and judgement to lead well and sustain high performance.
Or explore the complete series.
LEAD WITH CONFIDENCE
Start with greater awareness.
Lead with greater intention.
Course one of five in the Coaching for Captains® series.
Build the self-awareness and assurance to lead with greater intention and strengthen how others experience your leadership.
12 months access
£525
Applicable taxes included