“If your bosses see you lifting burdens off their shoulders, and they find out they can trust you, they stay out of your face. And that gives you the freedom you need to operate independently and improve your ship.”
― It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy
― It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy
“BET ON THE PEOPLE WHO THINK FOR THEMSELVES.”
― It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy
― It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy
“The key to being a successful skipper is to see the ship through the eyes of the crew.”
― It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy
― It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy
“Innovation and progress are achieved only by those who venture beyond standard operating procedure.”
― It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy
― It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy
“As a manager, the one signal you need to steadily send to your people is how important they are to you. In fact, nothing is more important to you. Realize your influence, and use it wisely. Be there for your people. Find out who they are. Recognize the effects you have on them and how you can make them grow taller.”
― It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy
― It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy
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