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Our Values

Human-Centric

People are central to our solutions, guiding every aspect of our work.

Excellence

Our commitment to excellence extends to both our own services and support in enhancing our clients’ service delivery.

Innovation

We innovate and transform work, building agile teams ready for any challenge.

Meet Founder and Principal Consultant, Desiré

Meet Founder and Principal Consultant, Desiré.

Desiré is a former Superyacht Interior Manager, who worked onboard some of the most renowned charter and private vessels in Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. She served UHNW clients and lead diverse teams. During her career at sea, she became aware of the lack of support, training and practices that enable the effective management of crew.

After a moving ashore she completed a Masters Degree in Human Resource Management and Employment Relations. Her areas of research included talent management, psychosocial hazards at sea and seafarer career development. In 2023 she presented at the World Congress for Health and Safety highlighting psychosocial hazards faced by seafarers; and in 2024 she was awarded the prestigious Gerard Daniels Prize for her work in Strategic Human Resource Management.

Her extensive experience providing HR consultancy to diverse sectors, including transport, government, IT, and mining, equips her to make a significant impact on the Maritime industry

Accreditations:

Master of Human Resource Management and Employment Relations with Distinction University of Western Australia.

Bachelor of Social Sciences in Organizational Psychology and Economics  – University of Cape Town

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FAQ’s

We like to keep it simple, fast and effective.

We follow an easy 4-step process:

  1. Initial Consultation: We work alongside you to understand your needs and desired future state.
  2. Proposal: We deliver a proposal that gives you an outline of the scope of work, timeframe, costs and benefits.
  3. Research & Design: We co-design solutions for you based on best practices and your unique needs in order to reach your goals.
  4. Delivery: We implement solutions to ensure you succeed.

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HR covers everything to do with crew. From attraction, recruitment, onboarding, training and development, retainment, remuneration, bonuses and recognition, performance and progression, disciplinary actions, and resignations.

It is widely recognised as a lacking capability in the Superyacht industry. Therefore, best-practise solutions are needed.

People at Sea offer Strategic HR support for Captains, Heads of Department and Crew.

We also work with supporting functions such as recruitment agencies and management companies to deliver bespoke solutions.

Strategic HR has been proven to have the following benefits to individuals and teams:

  • Increased job satisfaction
  • Better work culture
  • Improved guest satisfaction
  • More efficient management of other resources such as money and time
  • Boosts productivity
  • Enhances individual and team performance
  • Improved resolution of conflict
  • Improved crew morale
  • Better implementation of leadership tools

If you are looking to elevate your leadership game, we can provide the support you need.

We know that no crew is without its challenges. If you are experiencing high crew turnover, performance issues, interpersonal conflict and challenges, People at Sea can design a solution to change this culture. Let's talk.

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