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Author Fraser, Alec, 1949- author.

Title Damn the torpedoes! : applying the Navy's leadership principles to business / USN (Ret.), Capt. Alec Fraser
Published Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2016]

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Contents Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Introduction: General Quarters; 1. A Day in the Life of a Navy Ship Captain; 2. The Four Business Leadership Traits of Ship Captains; 3. "No Excuse, Sir!": Accountable Leadership; 4. "I'll Find Out, Sir!": Thinking and Learning Leadership; 5. "Yes/No, Sir!": Ethical Leadership; 6. "Aye, Aye, Sir!": Motivational Leadership; Conclusion: The Corner Office and the Captain's Chair; Acknowledgments; Notes; About the Author
Summary "Damn the Torpedoes! offers concrete advice for leading in the work place--giving step-by-step recommendations to encourage readers into adopting this different way of approaching leadership. Providing a fresh and unconventional perspective, Captain Fraser gives personal and historic examples about the leadership traits of ship captains and suggests how leaders in any organization may adapt them to make their careers and businesses successful"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject United States. Navy
SUBJECT United States. Navy fast
Subject Leadership.
Leadership
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Leadership.
Leadership
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2016011456
ISBN 1682470393
1682470385
9781682470381
9781682470398