We often hear jokes about how “military intelligence” is an oxymoron. And we often hear complaints from managers that their employees just won’t get fully engaged in doing the department’s work.The experience of Capt. D. Michael Abrashoff gives lie to the jokes and shows how it’s possible for all members of a team to pull together toward one goal. When Abrashoff became skipper of the guided missile destroyer USS Benfold, it was considered an underperformer. In less than one year, he turned it around to the point where it earned the Navy’s highest effectiveness rating. Its accomplishments included record-breaking scores
