1. TEAM OREO Aaron Lacanilao Kevin Kranzler Lee-Anne Wright John Nguyen Shannan Daley

3. Outline  Commander Abrashoff and USS Benfold  Grassroots Leadership  Six Principles of grassroots leadership  Conclusion

4. Introduction  Commander Abrashoff  USS Benfold

5. Grassroots Leadership  A political movement is one driven by the constituents of a community. (wikipedia.org)  A people based leadership

6. Six Principles of Grassroots Leadership  Don’t just take command – communicate purpose  Leaders listen without prejudice  Practice discipline without formalism  The best captain hand out responsibility – not orders  Successful crews perform with devotion  True change is permanent

7. Don’t just take command – communicate purpose  Meaningful contribution  Interviewed his crew

8. Leaders listen without prejudice  “Non-value added chores vs mission- critical tasks

9. Practice discipline without formalism  Low-maintenance Commanding Officer High performance is the boss Substance not fluff  Ownership leads to Innovation inspection

10. The best captain hand out responsibility – not orders  Accountability Give orders get order takers  Movement from Linear thinkers to System thinker – group 2 Lose self interest

11. Successful crew perform with devotion  Quality of life New recruits In port Family communication Discrimination – community

12. True change is permanent  Planning for the future Devotion to change

13. Summary  Don’t just take command – communicate purpose  Leaders listen without prejudice  Practice discipline without formalism  The best captain hand out responsibility – not orders  Successful crews perform with devotion  True change is permanent

14. Conclusion  Grassroots leadership can be used in any type of management system

15. Questions  What is Commander Abrashoff doing now?