Michael Abrashoff's The Agenda-Grassroots Leadership
Julien Plana
Management
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The Agenda - Grassroots Leadership
In the business world your company can be considered as your own personal team. Your “team” will need to be able to work accordingly with one another under a great leader. Michael Abrashoff was an example of a proper leader, and how business leaders could use the commander’s theories.
Abrashoff selected to become Commander of the USS Benfold, the most junior commanding officer in the Pacific Fleet. The instant challenges that faced him were stunning. In many ways, the Benfold was actually an extreme example of the same problems facing many organizations today. As the new head of his own command Michael only became more determined. The idea was to establish a system of beliefs that …show more content…
Every commander should have a decent relationship with there fellow associates. When you are assigning work to your fellow associate you need to prepare to speak to them as equal. In no way shape or form it should come out as a sense of power. Your company or association will only be as strong as its weakest link. As a whole they need to work together on a regular day basis and be able to feel as a complete division.
Practice discipline without formalism.
One the toughest responsibilities are to be a disciplinarian to other people. No education level with ever is able to prepare you to discipline your associates. Each member must be treated different, because each individual is different. They will react to different ways you try to discipline them. Each commander would need to realize that there responsibilities as a disciplinarian need to be handled with caution, or else there company may be capable and tempted to over turn on you if you make enough enemies by being a script disciplinarian. The best captains hand out responsibility – not
Management
71353
The Agenda - Grassroots Leadership
In the business world your company can be considered as your own personal team. Your “team” will need to be able to work accordingly with one another under a great leader. Michael Abrashoff was an example of a proper leader, and how business leaders could use the commander’s theories.
Abrashoff selected to become Commander of the USS Benfold, the most junior commanding officer in the Pacific Fleet. The instant challenges that faced him were stunning. In many ways, the Benfold was actually an extreme example of the same problems facing many organizations today. As the new head of his own command Michael only became more determined. The idea was to establish a system of beliefs that …show more content…
Every commander should have a decent relationship with there fellow associates. When you are assigning work to your fellow associate you need to prepare to speak to them as equal. In no way shape or form it should come out as a sense of power. Your company or association will only be as strong as its weakest link. As a whole they need to work together on a regular day basis and be able to feel as a complete division.
Practice discipline without formalism.
One the toughest responsibilities are to be a disciplinarian to other people. No education level with ever is able to prepare you to discipline your associates. Each member must be treated different, because each individual is different. They will react to different ways you try to discipline them. Each commander would need to realize that there responsibilities as a disciplinarian need to be handled with caution, or else there company may be capable and tempted to over turn on you if you make enough enemies by being a script disciplinarian. The best captains hand out responsibility – not