"The ship talks to you. A good Commanding Officer understands that personal contact with the crew is essential. You need to go to where the trouble is. Have lunch with the crew. Visit all the crew's spaces regularly - by yourself. Make yourself a picturebook with a page for every member of the crew - create your own biography of all crewmembers."
"The single factor that distinguishes one superior command from another - the Commanding Officer."
"The primary responsibility of a naval officer in every grade is to help move the 'leadership bell curve' to the right, to improve leadership at every echelon."
Admiral James Holloway III - Chief of Naval Operations 1974-1978
From "American Admiralship"
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