I Like The Cut Of His Jib !!

Musings, leadership tidbits and quotes posted by a retired Navy Captain (really just a high performing 2nd Class Petty Officer) who hung up his uniform a bit too early. He still wears his Navy service on his sleeve. He needs to get over that. "ADVANCE WARNING - NO ORIGINAL THOUGHT!" A "self-appointed" lead EVANGELIST for the "cryptologic community". Keeping CRYPTOLOGY alive-one day and Sailor at a time. 2015 is 80th Anniversary of the Naval Security Group.

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Closing the gaps between Plans, Actions and Outcomes

Author Stephen Bungay, in his book The Art of Action offers the following actions to close the gaps between Plans, Actions and Outcomes:

"Decide what really matters" - Forget about developing the perfect plan. Use the available knowledge to target the best possible outcomes. Make your strategy 'The Commander's Intent' rather than a plan.
"Get the message across" - Tell your Sailors, Chiefs, officers and civilians the results you seek and why they matter. Keep things simple. Don't overwhelm your command with instructions.
"Give your people space and support" - Nobody can predict future outcomes. Encourage your command to be adaptable so that they always work to achieve your main goals. Let them operate freely within broad boundaries.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: That write up makes it sound like he interviewed retired Vice Admiral Al Konetzni and wrote a book about it. Thanks for sharing.; July 9, 2011 at 6:25 AM