Episode 11: Leadership Matters and Culture Is Everything

On Point: Bringing Humanity to Leadership Communications

Oct 13 2021 • 44 mins

At 36, Mike Abrashoff was selected to be Commander of USS Benfold. The challenges of this underachieving destroyer were staggering, with low morale and the highest turnover rate in the Navy. Few thought the ship could improve. Yet 12 months later it was ranked #1 in performance with the same crew.

In this episode, Andrea sits down with Mike to discuss how replacing command and control leadership with commitment and cohesion allowed him to achieve remarkable organizational transformation.