Senior Leader Visit

" I am responsible for all the Bad stuff happened to you in the last 10 years, so you can bring the up to me and blame me,
and fortunately i have a great team who have done the great stuff , so when you get all the good stuff, go thank them"

"In ship management, its important to have the leaders on board who are well developed, well trained to deliver the results"

" The business direction in H1 2016 is not very good, the results are not pretty. Still better than competitor, but does not mean we make good money"

"Have done cost cutting, and here is the secret ....it will continue".

The company performance is affected by shipping rates, etc external factors, which are beyond your control. But you can do something to support the company.
Expect you to show the best leadership on board, and crews are doing the best in their daily work.

New CEO now and change will come. More pressure will be there and can increase, market has been tough and will be tough. So be prepared to cope with challenge.

We are comparing the best performing vessel with worst performing vessel, and you can see the results. The purpose is to raise the bar and performance for every vessel.

PPM is used to identify low performers, focus to make them better, not to sack them.
The new system is fully implemented now.

Have the group to formulate the questions on flipcharts esp if they felt not comfortable to ask personally to the Leader for whatever reasons.

Poor performers are then subjected to
PIP - Personal Improvement Plan (must be followed or else will be consequences)


When you tick the box ; ready for promotion - be very sure. Crewing will then promote them and you will see them in higher rank in the vessel soon.

We need more capable people with 17-18 new buildings (ships) coming in in 2017. Thats why now there are many crew members in the organisation (overcapacity).

Why need to break up Back to Back arrangements : Too many situations where the vessels are worn down or bad bad condition due to too long B2B (i.e. 5-6 years). This created blinkered situations without fresh ideas.