Excellence in the Surface Navy
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Authors
Gullickson, Gregg G.
Chenette, Richard D.
Harris, Reuben T.
Subjects
Advisors
Date of Issue
1984-10-22
Date
October 22, 1984
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
“Excellence in the Surface Navy” is examined, first by interviewing twenty one senior naval officers and then by going aboard six ships identified by the senior officers as being the embodiment of excellence. Indicators of excellence on which the senior officers focused, such as awards, ship cleanliness, and operational performance, are discussed. From the shipboard interviews, it is concluded that the. excellent ships possess a common set of attributes that account for their excellence. The attributes are: good ships getting better; pride in evidence at all levels; teamwork, not just a concept but a way of life; the ship in automatic; high energy level/bias towards action; presence of a common vision and shared values; as the captain, so is the ship; sailors, our most important resource; and oh yes, task accomplishment. Each attribute is discussed in detail. Included are pages of detailed summaries of interviews conducted with both senior officers and aboard the six 'excellent' ships.
Type
Technical Report
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Administrative Sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
NPS54-84-026
Sponsors
The work reported herein was supported with funds provided by the Naval Military Personnel Command (N-6)
Funder
Format
275 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.