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I like to read though I seem to have less and less time to do so. Yet inevitably when I find something that catches my interest I manage to finish it. (if it really catches my interest, my wife comments on how much time I've spent in the bathroom recently.)

After having it recommended awhile back by a good friend, I've plowed through about 3/4 of It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy in a blistering 3 days.

(I could have gone faster, but the legs go numb...)

It rocks. Seriously. While it's simple, (seemingly) common sense stuff I almost found myself crying (that's right - real bona fide aqueous duct activity) over how much this guy "gets it". Kinda like Peopleware for the Navy. And as the captain of the ship, this guy practiced what he preached. And had the authority to implement. Found creative ways around, over and (sometimes) through the rather moribund Navel hierarchy.

Go read it.

And then scratch your head and ask "if this guy got such exceptional performance out of 'the averagest'...how does it apply to software development and the tech sector in general?"

"How does it apply to me as a leader/parent?"

"How does it apply to me as an aspiring developer?"

"It's got to be a kick to write software that controls those Phalanx CIWS systems.."

cheers!