Managing PeopleOn Bids And TendersPresented By Neale Talbot

PYRATES!

• Pirates elected their captain by popular vote and could replace the captain at any time

• Pirates drew up articles at the beginning of the voyage that defined the social contract

• Bartholomew “Black Bart” Roberts treated both his people (and his hostages) well, running a tight – and egalitarian – ship

• Edward Low, on the other hand, was vicious and cruel

• By setting the ships charter, pirates acted in unity with a unique clarity of purpose

• Motivation came in two forms, the carrot (treasure) and the stick (an actual stick)

• Pirates insisted on having the best people at hand, which is why Calico Jack Rackham kept two female pirates – Anne Bonny and Mary Read – on ship disguised as men.

• Pirate Captains often came undone when they stopped listening to their crew

• Similarly, crews often came undone when they were distracted from their duties

"In an honest service there is thin commons, low wages, and hard labour. In this, plenty and satiety, pleasure and ease, liberty and power; and who would not balance creditor on this side, when all the hazard that is run for it, at worst is only a sour look or two at choking? No, a merry life and a short one shall be my motto."

• Set a single vision

• Set clear expectations

• Motivate and inspire appropriately

• Make your best people available

• Continually communicate

• Remove distractions

• Plan for leave

• Have fun

Questions?