About 6 months ago, I started visiting Dean Brenner’s blog over at the Latimer Group, picking up tips and tools in the area of business writing and communications. Dean happens to be a friend and a fellow sailor, but also the President of US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics, so he knows a few things about both leadership and sailing

This week, his audio podcast covers how teams manage to make good decisions when the pressure is on.  Here’s the description and a link to the file.

How Great Teams Communicate to Make Good Decisions Under Pressure
Great teams have several common characteristics. In this edition of SoundWaves, Dean Brenner discusses one primary characteristic of great teams – clear communication. Listen as he shares some lessons from the recently-completed Sonar Class World Championship, where Dean and his teammates finished in 3rd place out of 57 boats.  Listen now. Length: 5:38