Mike Abrashoff is a former Naval Commander, leadership and teamwork expert, and author of the New York Times bestseller It’s Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy. ✍️ Full show notes and worksheet for this episode: https://jordanharbinger.com/231 At age 36, Mike Abrashoff was the most junior commanding officer in the Pacific fleet when he was selected as Commander of USS Benfold. At the time, this was one of the worst-performing ships in the Navy. Morale was low, turnover was high, and the previous commanding officer was literally booed off the ship after leaving command. Just one year later, with the same crew under Mike's leadership, it was ranked number one in performance. So how did Mike succeed where older, more experienced commanders had failed? That's what we'll examine in this episode as Mike lays out the foundations of his best selling book, It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy. What We Discuss with Mike Abrashoff: ⚓ Why leadership style matters and organizational culture is everything. ⚓ How to know when it's appropriate to break the rules and favor innovation over tradition. ⚓ When to challenge your superiors, and how to do so without endangering your career. ⚓ How to earn the trust of your superiors so they come to rely on you and trust your judgment. ⚓ What it takes to foster learning and innovation among the ranks of people conditioned to just follow orders. ⚓ And much more... 📖 It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy by Michael Abrashoff Buy on Amazon: https://geni.us/XKe4w Subscribe to the Jordan Harbinger Show here: http://jordanharbinger.com/subscribe/ Follow Jordan and The Jordan Harbinger Show ___ Website: http://jordanharbinger.com/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/thejordanharbingershow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordanharbinger/ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jordanharbinger/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/jordanharbinger/ Subscribe: http://jordanharbinger.com/subscribe/