It's Our Ship: The No-Nonsense Guide to Leadership
By (Author) D. Michael Abrashoff
Little, Brown & Company
Business Plus
1st February 2009
United States
General
Non Fiction
658.4092
Hardback
288
Width 160mm, Height 236mm, Spine 20mm
400g
The story of Captain Abrashoff and his command of USS Benfold has become legendary inside and outside the Navy. By governing his ship with his unique management techniques, Abrashoff turned the Benfold into a model of naval efficiency, with amazing cost savings, the highest gunnery score in the Pacific Fleet, and a highly motivated and top performing crew. In IT'S YOUR SHIP, he first demonstrated how to bring his successful management techniques from the ship to the boardroom. Now, in his newest book IT'S OUR SHIP, in the same rugged, can-do voice, Abrashoff will focus on the leadership, motivational, and management insights and tips that he has learned from his last six years of addressing business and corporate audiences. Abrashoff's timely advice will be eminently prescriptive, and will feature anecdotes and insights from leaders of businesses large and small and from public and non-profit sectors. All the material will be completely original. The book will focus on topics such as inspiring employees to be their best, cultivating truth telling, going beyond usual business practices and taking the right kind of risks, all communicated with Abrashoff's unique brand of nautical wisdom.
Abrashoff's leadership formula produces benefits that are both financial and operational. - Fast Company
CAPTAIN D. MICHAEL ABRASHOFF is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, and was a military assistant to the former secretary of defense, the Honorable Dr. William J. Perry. Abrashoff left the Navy in 2001 and became the founder and CEO of Grassroots Leadership, Inc., in Boston