Leadership isn’t about avoiding turbulence – it’s about learning how to steer through it. At Ascensio, we see resilience as a system, not a slogan. Pressure doesn’t just test leaders – it exposes how their people, culture, and decisions hold together when everything’s on the line.

The Golden Globe Race:

“The question is not what sort of person can do this – but what sort of mind is able to do this.”

• Leadership teams navigating high-stakes change, uncertainty, or pressure.
• Organisations wanting to strengthen judgment, trust, and composure under fire.
• Offsites or conferences that need depth, emotion, and a shared adrenaline hit.
• Cultures ready to move from reactivity to resilience – and prove it under pressure

This isn’t a keynote. It’s a full-sensory adventure told in real time – with your team as the crew. Your group will:

• Hear Ian’s story, told in his own words.
• See the storm unfold through exclusive footage and logs.
• Face the same dilemmas – through live leadership challenges.
• Decode every choice – guided by Masterology™ facilitators.
• Leave with your own Storm Plan: practical tools to lead through volatility, pressure, and change.

Each lesson starts with a real moment at sea – and ends with your team solving its leadership equivalent.

1. Purpose Under Pressure – Choosing your adventure and committing fully.
2. Prepared, Not Perfect – Building resilience and risk-proofing decisions.
3. Motivation in the Monotony – Leading when the horizon never changes.
4. Decisions in the Dark – Judgement under fear, fatigue, and incomplete data.
5. Owning Mistakes Out Loud – Radical honesty and trust-building.
6. Let Go & Pivot – Sacrifice, priorities, and strategic loss.
7. Your Ripple Effect – The sometimes invisible impact your leadership has on those around you.

• ½ Lesson: What Storm Are You Sailing Into? – a co-created finale applying insights to your world.

• Real master. Real stakes.
  Ian’s decisions meant survival. The parallels for your leaders are immediate.
• Emotion meets action.
  Storytelling hooks the heart; live challenge activates the brain.
• Masterology™ integration.
  Leadership insights decoded through the MASTER(Y) Map – linking ocean-tested wisdom to practical leadership habits.
• Systemic resilience.
  Teams learn to spot the patterns behind pressure and steer with greater awareness.

• Sharper decision-making under ambiguity and pressure.
• Resilience strategies that actually work under stress.
• Stronger collaboration and trust through shared challenge.
• Practical storm-planning tools for real-world application.

Choose the format that fits your context – each one delivers the same impact, story, and stretch, tailored to your environment and goals.

• Full-Day Immersion:
  The complete 7½-lesson experience – story, live decision challenges, facilitated debriefs, and a team Storm Plan™ to take away.
• Half-Day Intensive:
  A fast-paced, high-energy version designed for offsites or conferences – the full emotional punch of the storm, condensed into 3.5 hours of challenge and clarity.
• Keynote Experience:
  Bring Ian Herbert-Jones’ story to your stage. A 60–90 minute immersive keynote blending first-hand footage, storytelling, and interactive moments that connect ocean-tested lessons to the realities of modern leadership.

All formats can be tailored to align with your organisation’s priorities and leadership frameworks.

“This wasn’t a leadership talk – it was an experience. The story, the emotion, the decisions under pressure – it made our leaders rethink how they show up when things get tough.”