On Your Lead
On Your Lead
Thad David
Mike Abrashoff — Leadership Isn’t Control, It’s Letting Go
31 minutes Posted Dec 18, 2025 at 11:00 am.
From Bottom Of Fleet To Turnaround
Interviewing 310 Sailors For Ownership
Purpose, Focus, And Winning Mindset
Escape The Five-Dollar Work Trap
Super Technicians And Failed Command
Make The Crew The VIPs
Overworked Leaders And Delegation Lines
Technical Competence And Reputation
More Control Given, More Command Gained
Train Early To Control Schedule
Passing All 24 Certs In Week One
Sustain Readiness And Morale Wins
Prepare The Next Watch, Not Yourself
Legacy Leadership Beyond Your Tour
Bigger View: Help The Whole Fleet
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Send a text What if the fastest way to become a better leader is to stop trying to do everything yourself? In this episode of On Your Lead, I sit down with Mike Abrashoff, former U.S. Navy commander and bestselling author of It’s Your Ship, to unpack how he transformed one of the Navy’s lowest-performing ships into a fleet leader by giving ownership to the people closest to the work. Mike shares the real mechanics behind the turnaround: interviewing all 310 sailors, inviting challenges to eve...