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It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy
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It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy description
Other than the sobering fact that real lives are regularly at stake, running a navy ship is a lot like running a business: leaders of both must get the most out of their crews to operate at peak efficiency and complete the tasks at hand. As commander of the highly acclaimed USS Benfold, Captain D. Michael Abrashoff irrefutably demonstrated how progressive management can succeed at sea; in It's Your Ship, he translates his methods into an approach that can also be applied by land-bound captains of commerce and industry. Describing "the ideas and techniques that I used to win my sailors' trust and, eventually, their enthusiastic commitment to our joint goal of making our ship the best in the fleet," Abrashoff cites embarrassing failures along with subsequent triumphs to illuminate the keys to his accomplished 20-month tenure aboard the guided missile destroyer. His suggestions: lead by example; listen aggressively; communicate purpose and meaning; create a climate of trust; look for results, not salutes; take calculated risks; go beyond standard procedure; build up your people; generate unity; and improve your people's quality of life. While hardly original on the surface, Abrashoff's course should provide practical direction and inspiration for any leader hoping for similarly positive results in similarly rigid organizations. --Howard Rothman |
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| I was given this book when I promoted to Fire Captain. It is the best book on leadership I have ever read. I have given many copies as gifts to friends that have also promoted. Clear and straightforward advice, loaded with practical and funny stories. Captain A. is an unpretentious, people kind of leader. There is no doubt he ran a tight ship, but after reading this book and his follow up book I know his ship ran tight because he empowered his folks and instilled a great pride in them, his crew were the owners of his boat. |
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