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Great Capes is an organizational and human development company specializing in teambuilding, motivation and leadership development.

Our main service is a series of motivational teambuilding seminars by Rob Duncan, with the theme of “Teambuilding Lessons from Tall Ship Voyages”. The seminars are ideal for keynote addresses or for simple staff meetings.

Each seminar is customized in length, content and degree of audience interactivity, depending on your needs.

Please have a look through our site, and feel free to contact us for further information. We would be delighted to work with you, and are confident you will be pleased with our results!

“There is a Great Cape in everyone’s future”

About Great Capes

Great Capes was formed in 2003 by Rob Duncan, a longtime management consultant and college instructor in the business school of the BC Institute of Technology.

Rob, who is also an avid sailor with over 12,000 ocean miles to his credit, recently returned from a 75 day voyage around Cape Horn as a deckhand on the tall ship Europa.

Rob was impressed with the dynamics of teambuilding that occurred on the voyage.

Over the course of the trip, the crew of strangers somehow formed into an impressive team that achieved the “sailor’s Everest”, a rounding of the dreaded Cape Horn.

While thinking and writing about his experiences, Rob became convinced that are some universal lessons about teambuilding that could be transferred to all types of teams and organizations, not just sailing ships.

Thus, Great Capes was born. Since its inception, Rob’s teambuilding seminars have been reaching enthusiastic audiences.

The name Great Capes is drawn from nautical references to especially dangerous or monumental ocean capes that are challenging to navigate around. The image is apt for our personal and professional lives as well. It has been said that “there is a great cape in everyone’s future”. Knowing how to navigate it effectively is the key to success.

Rob holds a BA in Economics, an MBA, and is a Certified Management Consultant. He has been a practicing management consultant for 20 years and a college instructor for 10 years.

Great Capes offers teambuilding seminars and one-on-one team facilitation and coaching. Our services can be customized to fit your needs, ranging from keynote addresses at conferences to quick lunchtime meetings. Rob Duncan is also available one-on-one to work with teams and individuals to maximize their performance.

Our Services

Teambuilding Seminars

Invite Rob Duncan to inspire and motivate your teams with his seminar ”Teambuilding Lessons from a Tall Ship Voyage around Cape Horn”.

See how a group of strangers formed into a highly effective team that achieved the “Sailor’s Everest”, a rounding of the dreaded Cape Horn.

Hear about fear and forty-foot seas, storms and survival, consensus and confidence-building.

Learn the Teambuilding Lessons that Rob took away from this experience, and that he wants to share with your team.

Team Facilitation

Perhaps you have attended one of Rob’s Teambuilding Seminars, and would like some professional assistance in implementing the ideas in your own organization.

Rob Duncan is available to work with individuals and teams on enhancing their teamwork.

A Certified Management Consultant, Rob can assist you with defining team goals, identifying and removing obstacles to success, and coaching team members toward optimal performance.

Contact Great Capes

Suite 208
930 Chilco Street
Vancouver, BC,
Canada, V6G 2R4