‘TOGETHER WE TRIUMPH’ is Mark Denton’s signature Leadership and Teamwork Keynote, an ‘edge of your seat’ multi-media journey through the ups, downs, twists and turns of leading an amateur Team to success in the ‘world’s toughest’ around-the-world yacht race.

And as this epic journey unfolds, the secrets are revealed that allowed this team to thrive when facing constant adversity, change and competition including:

• Galvanising the team with a compelling and unifying Purpose and Value set
• Playing to the Team’s strengths in key onboard positions
• Intelligent and meaningful goal setting that built confidence over time
• Data driven strategic decision making, constantly adjusting performance for risk
• The Leader being self-aware, creating an enabling rather than disabling environment
• Instilling a daily meeting with strong psychological safety, where clarity, feedback, and creativity flourished to overcome the constant changes they faced
• Empowering the frontline sailing teams to be able to experiment and make decisions to improve performance
• Challenging mindsets and collaborating to achieve breakthrough performance
• A focus on overall victory rather than short term glory

Mark summarises these into the 3 cultural factors that were the Teams Values that were validated around the world as being crucial for any team to embrace to achieve the seemingly impossible no matter how choppy the waters.

Great for: All staff conferences and department events with a mix of Leaders and Team Members

‘NAVIGATE THE STORM’ is Mark Denton’s signature ‘Resilience’ keynote, a roller-coaster multi-media journey through the ups, downs, twists and turns of an amateur team taking part in the ‘world’s toughest’ around-the-world yacht race.

And as the gripping account unfolds, Mark shares his unique perspective on what kept him and the team resilient, including top-tips on how to nurture the 8 key factors summarised in the ‘Navig-8 Compass’ that builds stage by stage as the race unfolds.

This simple but comprehensive framework that’s shared with attendees post event, equips them to:

• Recognise that resilience is multifaceted and accessible to all
• Understand the different factors, and why each is key
• Learn practical ways of accessing these when facing a challenge
• Navigate any storm in their personal or professional lives

Great for: Leadership/Management conferences and All-Staff conferences, especially where Organisations are facing turbulent, challenging and changing times

‘Masterclasses’ are the ultimate way to immerse your audience in the learning from this incredible case study. They are 1/2, 3/4 or 1 day interactive seminars, that explore the topics covered in far greater depth by challenging the audience in groups with some of the dilemmas Mark and his team faced as they traversed the world.

There are 9 to pick from and cover the following topics:

• Building the foundations for a high performing team
• Dealing with team underperformance
• Decision making under pressure
• The importance of self awareness and showing humility
• Crisis management and bouncing back after setbacks
• Setting bold goals and innovating to achieve them
• Inspiring your team to take on the impossible
• Courageous conversations
• Staying focussed on the goal to deliver the result

Each dilemma, a mini case study in it’s own right, has specific briefing materials and also a model answer that can be used to just explore the topic after or scored by judges to pit team against team in a fun (and competitive!) virtual race around the world!

So not only are they learning about Leadership and Teamwork but they are also experiencing the challenges (and glory) of both for themselves, in this groundbreaking interactive format.