Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Building Leaders by Breaking the Rules

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Before long, each member of Marquet’s crew became a leader and assumed responsibility for everything he did, from clerical tasks to crucial combat decisions. The crew became completely engaged, contributing their full intellectual capacity every day. The Santa Fe set records for performance, morale, and retention. And over the next decade, a highly disproportionate number of the officers of the Santa Fe were selected to become submarine commanders.

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Also charter ship. A term used by the British East India Company from the 17th to the 19th centuries for a merchant ship it chartered to make a single, often one-way, voyage between England (later the United Kingdom) and ports east of the Cape of Good Hope, a trade over which the company held a strict monopoly. A charter ship during its single voyage was employed in much the same way as what the company called an extra ship, though the company usually hired charter ships on special terms and for much shorter periods. [42] charthouse A compartment from which the ship was navigated, especially in the Royal Navy. chartplotter An electronic instrument that places the position of the ship (from a GPS receiver) onto a digital nautical chart displayed on a monitor, thereby replacing all manual navigation functions. Chartplotters also display information collected from all shipboard electronic instruments and often directly control autopilots. chase gunWouldn’t it be great if everybody in the world has equal chances and opportunities? And wouldn’t it be even better if there are no rigid hierarchies, so that you can be both a leader and a follower, depending on the situation? We’ve already learned a thing or two about leadership from some the past greats, such as Lincoln and Washington. And we went over the 21 laws of leadership. a b Anonymous, "A Brief History of Sailing Canal Schooners," Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Accessed September 10, 2023 Also the cat. A short, multi-tailed whip or flail kept by the bosun's mate to flog sailors (and soldiers in the army) who had committed infractions while at sea. When not in use, the cat was often kept in a baize bag, a possible origin for the term "cat out of the bag". [38] "Not enough room to swing a cat" also derives from this. catamaran Any vessel with two hulls. Compare trimaran. catboat A cat-rigged vessel with a single mast mounted close to the bow and only one sail, usually on a gaff. catenary

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Find sources: "Glossary of nautical terms"A–L– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( June 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce Renouf, David (2017). "Glossary of Barge terms". Thames Sailing Barges. Archived from the original on 2016-10-23. To implement the leader-leader approach, you need 3 key components: Control, Competence and Clarity. Decentralized control is at the core of this model, but it can only work if it’s supported by competence and clarity. Without those 2 pillars, decentralizing control will only bring chaos. When all 3 components are properly installed, they’ll reinforce one another in a positive spiral.Also leeward side or simply leeward. The side of a ship that is sheltered from the wind; i.e. the side that is downwind, or in the direction toward which the wind is blowing. Contrast weather side or windward. lee shore A shore downwind of a ship. A ship that cannot sail well to windward risks being blown onto a lee shore and grounded. leeboard A large fan-shaped wooden board or fin mounted in pairs on the side of a boat. They can be lowered on the lee side of the ship to reduce leeway (similarly to a centerboard on a dinghy). [2] leeboard irons The iron bars that run from the mainmast case to the head of each leeboard, which they support. [2] leeboard pendant A wire connecting the fan of the leeboard to a winch on the barges quarter. They control the fall of the leeboard. [2] leech Examine your internal processes to identify key sources of excellence, e.g. specific interfaces with customers.