This week Nick and Juan meet Maj Nics Wetherill and LSgt Sophie Montagne, members of the Ice Maiden Expedition, the first all-female team to ski coast-to-coast across Antarctica by muscle power alone, to discuss making risk decisions as a team in the most extreme of environments.

RUNNING ORDER:

01:00 Introduction

03:20 How do you assemble a team?

08:00 Identifying what characteristics make for a strong, cohesive team in difficult conditions

10:45 The ‘human element’ versus technical skills

13:20 Learning to lead from other’s failures

15:47 Utilising outside perspectives to review planning

17:36 How do you build a process to prepare for the unknown?

20:08 How did you decide on roles within the team?

23:56 The decision framework within a democratic team

26:25 Preparing for and dealing with uncontrollable factors

30:32 How to weigh risk against reward

32:20 Ensuring that all team members are equipped mentally and physically

35:57 Key takeaways

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