It's Your Ship

Author: D. Michael Abrashoff
Edition: 10 Rev Upd
Publisher: Business Plus
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 145552302X
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It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy (revised)

The story of Captain D.It's Your Ship review. Michael Abrashoff and his command of USS Benfold has become legendary inside and outside the Navy. Now Abrashoff offers this fascinating tale of top-down change for anyone trying to navigate today's uncertain business seas. When Captain Abrashoff took over as commander of USS Benfold, a ship armed with every cutting-edge system available, it was like a business that had all the latest technology but only some of the productivity. Knowing that responsibility for improving performance rested with him, he realized he had to improve his own leadership skills before he could improve his shipRead full reviews of It'S Your Ship: Management Techniques From The Best Damn Ship In The Navy.

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It's Your Ship : CD-Audio : Little, Brown & Company : 9781594831966 : 1594831963 : 04 Jan 2006 : The former Navy commander of the USS "Benfold" reveals important management techniques he learned by shifting organizing principles from obedience to performance. 3 CDs.

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The former commander of the USS Benfold describes the management principles that he used to command one of the US Navy's most modern warships and explains how these principles can be used in a business environment to handle such challenges as excessive costs or low morale by empowering one's employees. Reprint.

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As commander of the USS Benfold, Captain D. Michael Abrashoff 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.

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The former commander of the USS Benfold describes the management principles that he used to command one of the US Navys most modern warships and explains how these principles can be used in a business environment to handle such challenges as excessive costs or low morale by empowering ones employees. 40000 first printing. *Author: Abrashoff, D. Michael *Subtitle: Management Tips from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy *Publication Date: 2002/05/22 *Number of Pages: 212 *Binding Type: Hardcover *Language: English *Depth: 1.00 *Width: 6.50 *Height: 9.50

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Michael Abrashoff and his command of USS Benfold has become legendary inside and outside the Navy. Now Abrashoff offers this fascinating tale of top-down change for anyone trying to navigate today's uncertain business seas. When Captain Abrashoff took over as commander of USS Benfold, a ship armed with every cutting-edge system available, it was like a business that had all the latest technology but only some of the productivity. Knowing that responsibility for improving performance rested with him, he realized he had to improve his own leadership skills before he could improve his ship. Within months he created a crew of confident and inspired problem-solvers eager to take the initiative and take responsibility for their actions. The slogan on board became "It's your ship," and Benfold was soon recognized far and wide as a model of naval efficiency. How did Abrashoff do it? Against the backdrop of today's United States Navy-Benfold was a key player in our Persian Gulf fleet-Abrashoff shares his secrets of successful management including:

• See the ship through the eyes of the crew: By soliciting a sailor's suggestions, Abrashoff drastically reduced tedious chores that provided little additional value.
• Communicate, communicate, communicate: The more Abrashoff communicated the plan, the better the crew's performance. His crew would eventually call him "Megaphone Mike," since they heard from him so often.
• Create discipline by focusing on purpose: Discipline skyrocketed when Abrashoff's crew believed that what they were doing was important.
• Listen aggressively: After learning that many sailors wanted to use the GI Bill, Abrashoff brought a test official aboard the ship-and held the SATs forty miles off the Iraqi coast. From achieving amazing cost savings to winning the highest gunnery score in the Pacific Fleet, Captain Abrashoff's extraordinary campaign sent shock waves through the U.S. Navy. It can help you change the course of your ship, no matter where your business battles are fought.

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