It's Your Ship Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Captain D. Michael Abrashoff
SCORE
4.5
TOTAL RATINGS
527

It's Your Ship by Captain D. Michael Abrashoff Book Summary

The legendary New York Times bestselling 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, 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 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, 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 eventually started calling 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.

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Book Name It's Your Ship
Genre Management & Leadership
Published
Language English
E-Book Size 1.58 MB

It's Your Ship (Captain D. Michael Abrashoff) Book Reviews 2024

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It's your ship. I look forward to reading management self-help books as much as reading a tech manual for my television. This book was entirely different. The author uses clear representations that I can understand and his real world examples strike true for me as I also served in the Navy and understood what he was saying. This book is for anybody though, you don't need to be in the military, need not have served and there are no phrases that will be foreign to you. Well worth the read and the price does not compare with what you will pull from the pages. If the majority of managers were to read this, our industry in the U.S. Would change dramatically and people's self worth would noticeably drive upward.

I love this book!. I've read it 5 times, listened to it maybe a dozen times and bough about 15 copies for peers in my fire department. I have read many books that describe leadership and management principals, but the captain has lived through an amazing experience and documents it in such a way that is just so motivating! When I am down on the leadership in our organization I pop this book open and read a couple chapters, it's inspiring! The best part about the lessons in this book is that they are simple, and backed by stories that mKe them seem very tangible and real. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in leadership, especially to those that think they have read or learned it all.......this book will bring you back to your roots and compel you to evaluate the simple things that leaders do that can have the most influence on an organization. Enjoy!

Good leadership perspective but gets redundant. At first, I was really enjoying the book. As I continued on, it became very repetitive.

Brilliant!. I want to be this man!

I'm impressed and inspired!. Having spent 14 years in the military as a officer and now an owner of a corporation with 30 employees, I am excited to be armed with better leadership tools and philosophies to make my wonderful team to new heights. This is an inspirational read providing valuable objectives and leadership styles that I can personal implement over the next year. Mark, thanks for sharing your successes and mostly, thanks for your outstanding service.

Director. Great book I will read it again many times as I lead the ministry I direct

It's your ship. This was a great book. Get advice and insight on improving your management skills.

Great Management Advice. I first heard Mike Abrashoff speak at a leadership conference and was so impressed with him and his story that I downloaded the eBook while he was still speaking to our group! His story is remarkable in that he was able to bring about such a turnaround in his ship. He is a stellar example of what leaders/managers should aspire to be, to do, and to learn, and he gives good examples of how to make it happen. I will reference his book often as I try to enact some of the changes with my own staff that he was able to produce with his. Not only is this book full of good advice and words of wisdom, it is a great story to boot.

Best leadership book ever!. An easy to read and excellent study in leadership from an individual who proved beyond a doubt that his techniques and ideas are a successful means to operating a ship, or a business. Highly recommended, with many lessons that can be applied in your situation, whatever it may be, if you are directing others.

It's your ship. Fantastic read. Well done, practical and a winning formula that many businesses need to inspire their workforces and engage them with discretionary effort. Not much new but still valid even with simple, time tested principles of leadership and management development. Prop doc

It's Your Ship. I can certainly see the value in applying a large number of these principals. As a new supervisor in an urban fire department, I can relate to the moral issues discussed and the improvements that can be made by a Leader at the Company (ship) level. A good and easy read for anyone with supervisory duties!

Becoming a Leader. This book helped me realize in order to lead others you have to become a leader of your own life first.

Meh. This book wasn’t what I expected. It was mostly a collection of leadership-isms that while valuable aren’t new. While the performance of the ship was admirable, I didn’t really glean anything new from this book. I wouldn’t rather had more details on the successes vice just the stories. Also, the author is constantly trying to convince us that he is humble by telling me how humble he and his people were.

It's my ship now. Spot on! Thanks for capturing and communicating common sense! Having served in the Navy, USS Detroit AOE 4 in the early 80's, I can attest to the frustration. This old dinosaur will now employ the Capt.'s energy with the US Border Patrol. Honor First!

Best leadership book. Period.. As a veteran I was drawn to this book as I find myself leading a team in a great company. This book breaks down the fundamentals of leadership like none other and as an MBA I have read plenty of them. I highlighted a good many passages that I know I will draw on for years to come. Bravo Captain!

A great guide to leadership. What a great book about leading by example and involving everyone in the decision making process. Work should be fun.

It's My Ship. I read this book several years ago. Also had the pleasure of hearing Cpt Abrashoff speak. I am now in the position of training people in our organization to become managers which is all about leadership. Throughout my career, I've bucked ancient management strategy and encouraged those who worked with me to be creative and innovative. The lesson of this book is to empower people to take ownership. Whether they are successful or not with each attempt is irrelevant as long as they are encouraged to keep trying. I applaud Cpt. Abrashoff for what he accomplished in the Navy AND for putting his wisdom into this book to share with all who will try. I think anyone interested in improving as a leader will be inspired by this book.

Great. Great book!!!! And thank you Sir for your service.

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A Good Read, entertaining & inspiring anecdotes, but no original revelations. This is not a world changing tome of wisdom; but is reads more like an annal detailing how to execute/apply effective leadership in various real life situations, with an emphasis of course reflecting on the author’s personal career experiences in the USN. I enjoyed it immensely.

Great book.. I would rarely call anything a "must" read. This would be one.

Great book.... Mr. Abrashoft changed my outlook on supervision and leadership. A great read, both for those in leadership roles or for the average joe who just wants to be a better person.

It's your ship. I'll be using the advice in this book as soon as I get back to the office. Brilliantly done.

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The It's Your Ship book written by Captain D. Michael Abrashoff was published on 15 October 2007, Monday in the Management & Leadership category. A total of 527 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.

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