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15.11.2016

The International WorkBoat Show - New Orleans

30 November to 2 December New Orleans - Louisiana

WorkBoat 2016 is being held from 30 November to 2 December at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans USA.

Serving people and businesses working on coastal, inland and offshore waters, the International WorkBoat Show is the largest commercial marine tradeshow in North America. 1,000 companies display products and services for commercial vessels and operators.

Held alongside the iconic Mississippi River, the annual show attracts 15,000 members of the commercial marine industry, who come together from around the world to network, spot new industry trends and discover innovative products and solutions. Attendees includes the marine industries leading suppliers, who transform the Morial exhibition hall into a diverse world of booths, exhibits and maritime product demonstrations.

The event also includes the Annual WorkBoat Conference Program, featuring peer-to-peer problem solving on topics from equipment and technology to regulatory compliance and operational best practices. After hours, maritime professionals take to the famous restaurants, bars and music venues of New Orleans to experience the Crescent City and the soulful Southern charm unique to The Big Easy.

WorkBoat Keynote - Leif Babin & Jocko Willink

Extreme Ownership: How US Navy SEALs Lead & Win

There can be no leadership where there is no team. Leadership is a fundamental cornerstone of any successful business. Through their experiences in the Navy, Leif Babin and Jocko Willink will deliver SEAL combat experiences along with practical leadership concepts and principles. Their keynote speech is on day one of the International WorkBoat Show.

The dynamic duo will dive deep into the concept of Extreme Ownership and how leaders in any capacity can utilize combat leadership tactics to dominate on their own battlefields, lead and win. This presentation will inspire any organization both professionally and personally to become more effective leaders.

In their book 'Extreme Ownership', Jocko Willink and Leif Babin share hard-hitting, combat stories that translate into lessons for business and life. With riveting first-hand accounts of making high-pressure decisions as Navy SEAL battlefield leaders, this book is equally gripping for leaders who seek to dominate other arenas.

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Jocko and Leif served together in SEAL Task Unit Bruiser, the most highly decorated Special Operations unit from the war in Iraq. Their efforts contributed to the historic triumph for U.S. forces in Ramadi. Through those difficult months of sustained combat, Jocko, Leif and their SEAL brothers learned that leadership, at every level,is the most important thing on the battlefield. They started Echelon Front to teach these same leadership principles to companies across industries throughout the business world that want to build their own high-performance, winning teams.

'Extreme Ownership' explains the SEAL leadership concepts crucial to accomplishing the most difficult missions in combat and how to apply them to any group, team, or organization. It provides the reader with Jocko and Leif's formula for success: the mindset and guiding principles that enable SEAL combat units to achieve extraordinary results. Recently published, their bestselling book demonstrates how to apply these directly to business and life to likewise achieve victory.

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