"We are all on the same boat" , we sometimes hear in the mouth of a manager who seeks to motivate his troops or set the record straight. Translation: we are together and it will stay that way, for better or for worse. If the open space and the deck of a boat are very different worlds, there are nevertheless similarities, whether it is between the skipper and the manager or the helm and the computer. Fabrice Amedeo, a sailor in full preparation for the Vendée Globe - whose start is set for November 8 - sets out in Figaro ideas which unite these two worlds.
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1 / Know how to reduce the sails. A manager or a sailor should always have an alert mind, ready to adapt to any situation, and try to guess which way the wind will turn ... and how intensely! "In management, on a boat as in a company, you have to know how to anticipate disasters and feel them happen as soon as possible and as best as possible ," explains Fabrice Amedeo at
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