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David Knoff Redux

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We first spoke to David way back in Season 3, when he was kind enough to dial in from Antarctica and talk about his experiences as an Australian Antarctic Division Station Leader.  At the time of that episode, David’s team’s trip had already been extended due to COVID, however at that point, he didn’t realise just how long he would be on the ice for, nor what sorts of challenges his trip would present him with.  Turns out, the total deployment time was 537 Days, which ended up being the name of his outstanding new book.   In this episode, we catch up with David to talk about how the remainder of his time on the ice panned out and what leadership challenges he faced while deployed – including right up until the very last minute!  In the process, we’ll ask him about the specific leadership challenges he faced, how to deal with an extreme medical emergency in such austere conditions and the significance of the midwinter celebration for expeditioners.  Along the way, we'll also explore how he found the writing process and find out what was the first thing he did when he got back to Australia.    5:00         Picking up where we left off (from our last chat with David, Season 3 Episode 3) 6:02         On the writing process – what was it like collating his experiences into his book 10:10       How did David break the news to his team that they wouldn’t be going home when they expected to? 17:50       How do you galvanise the team after such disappointing news? 24:00       The importance of affiliative leadership in the AAD environment – plus the other leadership styles David found himself using 26:30       How can you achieve work-life boundaries when you are living at work? 28:30       The medical capability that David’s team had – and how they used this during an emergency 31:00       The very real threat of a COVID outbreak on station 34:06       After 537 days on the ice, surely nothing else could go wrong?!  Incorrect – Dave talks about the fire on the vessel during his return journey 43:05       The significance of midwinter for expeditioners 46:30       What makes a good Antarctic expeditioner? 48:00       What are David’s most memorable ‘#Antarctica’ moments? 50:40       What was the first thing David did when he got back to Australia? 56:50       What’s next for David?   www.unforgiving60.com   Email us at debrief@unforgiving60.com   Instagram, Twitter: @Unforgiving60   External Links   David’s website Signed copies of David’s book Media and reviews on David’s book at these links:  here, here and here. Hear David’s story at your next corporate function – click here for speaking engagements   Music The Externals – available on Spotify Ben Frichot - available on Spotify

We first spoke to David way back in <a href="https://unforgiving60.podbean.com/e/s3e3-leadership-in-the-freezer-with-antarctic-station-leader-david-knoff/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Season 3</a>, when he was kind enough to dial in from Antarctica and talk about his experiences as an Australian Antarctic Division Station Leader.  At the time of that episode, David’s team’s trip had already been extended due to COVID, however at that point, he didn’t realise just how long he would be on the ice for, nor what sorts of challenges his trip would present him with.  Turns out, the total deployment time was 537 Days, which ended up being the name of his <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/537-days-of-winter-david-knoff/book/9781922711472.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">outstanding new book</a>. In this episode, we catch up with David to talk about how the remainder of his time on the ice panned out and what leadership challenges he faced while deployed – including right up until the very last minute!  In the process, we’ll ask him about the specific leadership challenges he faced, how to deal with an extreme medical emergency in such austere conditions and the significance of the midwinter celebration for expeditioners.  Along the way, we'll also explore how he found the writing process and find out what was the first thing he did when he got back to Australia.  5:00         Picking up where we left off (from our last chat with David, <a href="https://unforgiving60.podbean.com/e/s3e3-leadership-in-the-freezer-with-antarctic-station-leader-david-knoff/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Season 3 Episode 3</a>) 6:02         On the writing process – what was it like collating his experiences into his book 10:10       How did David break the news to his team that they wouldn’t be going home when they expected to? 17:50       How do you galvanise the team after such disappointing news? 24:00       The importance of affiliative leadership in the AAD environment – plus the other leadership styles David found himself using 26:30       How can you achieve work-life boundaries when you are living at work? 28:30       The medical capability that David’s team had – and how they used this during an emergency 31:00       The very real threat of a COVID outbreak on station 34:06       After 537 days on the ice, surely nothing else could go wrong?!  Incorrect – Dave talks about the fire on the vessel during his return journey 43:05       The significance of midwinter for expeditioners 46:30       What makes a good Antarctic expeditioner? 48:00       What are David’s most memorable ‘#Antarctica’ moments? 50:40       What was the first thing David did when he got back to Australia? 56:50       What’s next for David? <a href="http://www.unforgiving60.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.unforgiving60.com</a> Email us at <a href="mailto:debrief@unforgiving60.com">debrief@unforgiving60.com</a> Instagram, Twitter: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/unforgiving60/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Unforgiving60</a> External Links David’s <a href="https://davidknoff.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a> Signed copies of <a href="https://davidknoff.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David’s book</a> Media and reviews on David’s book at these links:  <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-14/five-things-david-knoff-learnt-while-stranded-in-antarctica/101150010" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/something-to-talk-about-with-samantha-armytage/david-knoff" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://www.betterreading.com.au/podcast/podcast-david-knoff-on-surviving-537-days-stranded-in-antarctica/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Hear David’s story at your next corporate function – click <a href="https://www.saxton.com.au/speakers/david-knoff" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> for speaking engagements Music The Externals – available on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0bzIKc5TQaJ0DxuVhoCmg0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> Ben Frichot - available on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/48uOxVr7ZB6jaXxXvMxZGI?iqi=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>