GEOFF SOMERS MBE
PRESENTATIONS for MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, LECTURE SOCIETIES.
RISK MANAGEMENT
IN AN UNCERTAIN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, AS WITH PROLONGED EXPEDITIONS, WE MUST ASSESS AND MINIMISE RISK AND CREATE SAFE WORK CONDITIONS.
MOTIVATION. LEADERSHIP
GOOD LEADERSHIP STIMULATES EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK
GEOFF SOMERS IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST ACCOMPLISHED POLAR TRAVELLERS
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CROSSED ANTARCTICA BY ITS GREATEST AXIS
- SIX SOUTH POLE JOURNEYS
- SIX NORTH POLE JOURNEYS
- WITH CAMELS CROSSED AUSTRALIA
- TRAVELED 16000 MILES IN THE ARTIC AND ANTARCTIC
- JUNGLE AND RAIN FOREST TRAVERSES
PRESENT ACTIVITIES
SHORTLY
TO BE CROSSING THE SIMPSON DESERT IN CENTRAL AUSTRALIA
LATER TO TRAVEL TO THE NORTH POLE ON BOARD A RUSSIAN NUCLEAR POWERED ICE
BREAKER - AS SAFTEY OFFICER AND, LECTURER
GEOFF:
- HAS BEEN LOST IN THE DESERT
- AT THE NORTH POLE HAD A CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH POLAR BEAR
- EXPERIENCED CREVASSES AND FALLING THROUGH THIN ICE IN ANTARCTICA
- MOUNTAINEERED, KAYAKED, OCEAN SAILED
- SURVIVED SEVERAL "NEAR MISSES" IN AIRCRAFT
Crossed
Australia With Camels
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Commitment
- Preparation Planning
- Tolerance
Traversed
Antarctica By Its' Greatest Axis
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Communicate and inform
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Change and Innovation
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Understand & appreciate
Jungle
and Rain Forest
- Exploration. Where no man has been
- Exciting Itinerary
- Self Sufficient
Scott Of The Antarctic Expedition
A
RE ENACTMENT OF HIS JOURNEY
An ambitious project with total commitment. No turning back, even in
the harshest of conditions. Failure was not an option....
A bridge too far??
Motivation
Leadership
- Ambition
- Incentives
- Inspiration
- Guidance
Risk
Management
- Careful Assessment
- Narrow Options
- Nothing Ventured-Nothing Gained
- Business
- Motivation & Leadership
- Risk Assessment & Management
- Education
- Motivation
- Geographical and Historical Interest
- Adventure & Exploration
- Entertainment,
General Interest, Public Venues, or Lecture Societies, On board Expedition
and Tourist Ships