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Captain D. Michael Abrashoff

IT'S YOUR SHIP

Take charge and lead on your own terms.
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Lead by empowering crew members to take ownership – It's Your Ship by Abrashoff transforms command-and-control leadership. This comprehensive empowerment leadership summary and naval-tested methods include: • Ownership Culture - Make every crew member feel like the captain • Aggressive Listening - Hear ideas from all ranks, implement the best • See Through Crew's Eyes - Understand their perspective before commanding • Excellence Through Respect - Build performance through dignity, not fear The hidden gem: Abrashoff's ship retention rate hit 100% in Navy with 35% average—through leadership alone. Begin Click.Apply.Grow™ ownership: Ask three crew members for improvement ideas. Implement one this week. Credit them publicly. Ships with ownership cultures achieve 5x better performance metrics. It's not your ship. It's theirs.

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About the Author

Captain D. Michael Abrashoff commanded USS Benfold transforming it from worst to best in the Pacific Fleet.

U.S. Naval Academy graduate, military assistant to Secretary of Defense. Left Navy 2001, founded Grassroots Leadership Inc. Author of It's Your Ship showing how empowerment creates excellence. His leadership story became legendary in military and business circles.

What sets Abrashoff apart: He proved command-and-control fails, showing how empowerment creates exceptional performance.

His frameworks help leaders create ownership at every level. Organizations using Abrashoff's methods achieve dramatic performance improvements through empowerment.

The captain who proved it's everyone's ship, not just the captain's.

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