Quiz 1: IYS Chapters 1-4

Captain Abrashoff said, "The key to being a successful skipper is to see the ship through the eyes of the _____________."

• officers

• crew's families

• crew

• military

Captain Abrashoff allowed the crew to make decisions without consulting him unless...

• there was potential for injury or death

• taxpayers' money would be wasted

• the ship would be damaged

• all of the above

Learning how to be a real leader occurs

• when a person is promoted into a management position

• before a person is promoted to a management position

• in school

• in initial training

What should be the most important thing to a manager?

• The staff that are being managed

• Results of action plans

• Answering to the authorities

• How to attain the next promotion

In Captain Abrashoff's interviews with his crew members, he focused on...

• the safety of the crew

• the plans he had for the ship

• instructing them on fine points of running the ship

• detailed, personal questions about the crew member's life