Mateusz Walaszczyk, CEO of MindLab, psychologist and experienced manager, talks with Dr. Jacek Sypniewski — long-time trainer, traveler, author, and publisher — who explores management and leadership from the perspective of sailors and ship captains. He discusses how unpredictable forces shape managerial and leadership skills, mistakes that can cost victory, and examples of both outstanding and unsuccessful leaders. Enjoy the conversation!

❓ In this episode:

◾Leadership in sailing
◾Traits of a good captain/leader
◾ Roman Paszke — a personality case study
◾ How a leader’s caliber affects the team
◾ Is a good sailor necessarily a good leader?

▶ Listen to Dr. Jacek Sypniewski’s webinar on situational leadership according to Ken Blanchard

📚📚 Recommended further reading::
Rozmowy o przywództwie na morzu i na lądzie – Jacek Santorski, Małgorzata Czarnomska

Speakers:

👨‍💻 Mateusz Walaszczyk:
Co-founder of MindLab. Psychologist and experienced manager — he led MindLab’s sales team for 10 years. He specializes in training programs focused on enhancing sales, customer service, and managerial competencies. He holds a degree in Applied Psychology from Jagiellonian University and completed the trainer course at SKiTZ MATRIK.

👨‍💻 dr Jacek Sypniewski:
Since 2002, he has been conducting business training. He possesses extensive knowledge in sociology, psychology, and business. He specializes in training on management, communication and collaboration, influence, presentations, team building, integration, and personal effectiveness. He studied in Krakow, Amsterdam, and London.