10/07/2026
𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺. ⛵
You see what people are really made of when the wind changes, the technology stops helping and nobody has the luxury of waiting.
The TREND.sk Regatta made that very practical.
New roles. New terminology. A boat you do not fully control. And technical issues on top - from sensors to winches.
There was good energy, good conversations and a few moments where the boat reminded us who is actually in charge.
You either stay calm, learn fast and support each other.
Or it gets messy.
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲.
Roles change. Information is incomplete. Technology does not cooperate. Decisions still have to be made.
𝘈 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.
What stays with me:
𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲 - when conditions change, the team needs clarity, not commentary.
𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 - people adapt faster when they are not afraid to ask, correct and take over.
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 - panic consumes capacity. Calm creates options.
𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 - they need ownership, communication and the willingness to adjust.
Thank you to TREND.sk and Anna Olexova for creating the space, Martin Kostic and Rado Rezak from EMARK, Diana Janostakova from Wealth Effect Management, Jan Gabriel from EYERIM and last but not least our partners at CLA Slovakia - Miroslav Marcincin, Zuzana Korytarova and Peter Andits - for the great conversations, shared experience and good energy on and off the water.
A few days on a boat can sho
