October 4, 2022
Episode 10: Riding Waves, and the Spirit of Teamwork on the Open Ocean
Simon Phin, Chief Executive Officer of Beyond The Break Pt. Lt., stops by to talk about surfing, oil rigs, and teamwork with host Dane Groeneveld. On this episode of the Future of Teamwork the two cover how Simon translated lessons from tandem surfing to practices that ultimately helped oil rig employees around the world stay better connected and safer on the job. Dane and Simon also cover the nature of collaboration after COVID, and how to make workplaces more democratized.
Guest Bio
CEO of Beyond The Break Pty Ltd. A global Oil & Gas services company.
We specialise in achieving high performance through sustained safe work practice in offshore drilling.
Our skill set is recognised globally in the achievement of operations integrity and operational compliance.
We deliver globally where & when it counts. In short, ‘We Make Rigs Safe’.
Since 2000 we have created initiatives that deliver sustained safe performance – and our position through overwhelming evidence, data and research is clear.
Performance is the end result of caring for people and doing the right things when done deliver personal accountability, procedural and process safety through risk minimisation and a low appetite for risk.
We have 45+ Drilling start-ups behind us covering 25+ countries.
Recap & Takeaways
- [03:46 – 06:08] Tandem Surfing
- [06:08 – 25:01 ] Introduction to Working with Drilling
- [28:33 – 30:02] Nicholas Sykes
- [30:13 – 34:30] Democratization of Team Behavior
- [34:46 – 49:02] Surf Lifesaving
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