The USS Florida Case Study
The USS Florida Case Study In 1997, Commander Michael J. Alfonso made the history books. According to an article published that year, they found that (regarding Alfonso) “It was the first time in the 15-year operating history of the United State’s most lethal submarine that a Trident commander had been dismissed, the Navy said. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970909&slug=2559353).” The article states that he was verbally abusive to the crew, refused repeatedly to listen to opinions of other officers and senior enlisted personnel, and disregard of his crews views which caused morale problems on board. When Alfonso first took command, the crew was excited to have him as their
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Now and again, a sailor will have a crisis of conscience; they usually go to the chaplain and if they don't resolve their reservations they leave the service.” http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/may/20/trident-submarine-captain-life-onboard. This article also mentions that the captain is responsible for maintaining morale of the crew. With all of this information on what life is like on a submarine, it is safe to say that a leader in this situation should be more concerned with high-quality interpersonal relationships rather than high certification grades. Therefore, Admiral Sullivan’s decision to fire Alfonso was the right decision. Looking at the four components of Emotional Intelligence that Daft (2011) discusses, it would seem that Alfonso was lacking in all of them. He had no concept of self-awareness- he didn’t seem to be in touch with his feelings and how his emotions affected others. He could not self-manage- he did not control disruptive or harmful emotions, he was not seemed as trustworthy, conscientious, or adaptable. He was not socially aware of the people around him- he did not seem to understand or empathize with others. And, he was not able to build any positive relationships with others through relationship management. Alfonso should look at these four components and try to incorporate them in to his life in order to become a better leader. Daft (2011) states that if you take all four of the components together, you can “build a string
Creamy carrion, pizza barf, decomposing lemon wedges, and water-logged toast crusts; sounds like the typical garbage can. Would anyone believe that these phrases apply to a run-down restaurant in the middle of Florida? Barbara Ehrenreich goes undercover at a local fast food diner known as Jerry’s to investigate life as a blue-collar laborer, serving to customers arriving in “human waves” (Ehrenreich 180). It is throughout her journey working for both Jerry’s and a factory known as Hearthside that she learns the difficulties faced with minimum wage and severe working conditions, and how the career you pursue and the environment that the career puts you in can change you. Through the
It is harder to actually step down and listen to what another Marine may have to offer, especially as a “Leader”. Plenty of times you will have to step up and say, “No, this is not up to interpretation”.
The United States of America has not always been the world superpower that it is today. The same goes for its Navy. In the first several years of existence, the United States Navy was not a formidable fighting force. The young nation was hesitant to invest in a navy for many reasons, one of them being to prevent provoking the world powers of the time, France and Britain. On top of that, navies were very expensive to build and required a significant amount of resources to maintain, which the U.S. did not have at the time. To say that the United States Navy was ill prepared for war would be a dramatic understatement. The U.S. had a total of fifteen ships in its entire naval fleet compared to the might of the Royal Navy which possessed over six hundred warships. Even with the odds stacked against the U.S., President Madison declared war on 18 JUN 1812. The lack of size and power of the navy at the time would make it extremely difficult to satisfy the needs of the newly founded nation.
In the passages of “ Serving In Florida” by Barbara Ehrenreich and “ On Dumpster Diving” by Lara Eighner, they both address the life of living under the poverty line. These two are both relating to each other because they talk about two individuals who are living in the United States but also living below the poverty line. However, Ehrenreich’s story has more of a negative connotation towards it because she complains about the life she is living day by day by the jobs that provide low-wage income. Ehrenreich’s life, working low income jobs give her many struggles and responsibilities she has to take to be able to have a roof over her head. On the other hand, Eighner’s story has more of a positive connotation to it because Eighner is so positive all the time and explains what being a Dumpster diver is like and it’s nothing to be ashamed of. Moreover, Eighner explains the life of a Dumpster diver in more of a positive direction throughout the story.
Navy Federal Credit Union headquarters is located in Vienna, Virginia. NFCU is the Largest Credit Union in the World, but when it was formed in 1933 it only consisted of 7 members. Now it has 7 million members with an outstanding workforce of over 15,000. It’s largest facility is in Pensacola, Florida. Navy Federal is currently on the “top 100” employer in America.
A. sank the entire Spanish fleet in Manila without a single American loss of life
Shankman discusses the view of the war, and the sinking of the Maine, from the perspective of the Methodist church. Throughout the church there was varying opinions of the explosion and the war itself. Some people believed that the war would be necessary, while others believed there was no need for a war. IN an editorial from a New York Methodist newspaper in April 1898: "Should we now go to war," insisted the Syracuse Northern Christian Advocate, "our cause will be just, and Methodism will be ready to do its full duty. Every Methodist preacher will be a recruiting officer” (Shankman, 1973). However, in the south, the Southern Christian Advocate pushed for people to help send aid to the Cubans that are refugees and on the island; some groups even set up soup kitchens and churches donated some money as charity. These opinions helped spread the divide after the attack on the Maine:
In the thirty-eight years of the United States Naval Submarine Service no United States submarine had ever sunk an enemy vessel. With the ignition of the Second World War the poorly equipped and poorly trained Silent Service, nicknamed for the limited access of the media to the actions and achievements of the submarines, would be thrust into the position American submariners had longed for. The attack on Pearl Harbor left the United States Navy with few options for retribution. The three remaining aircraft carriers were to be “the last line of defense.” Commander Stuart S. Murray made the precarious situation clear to his skippers, captains, upon sending them on their first war patrol. He stressed the importance of smart sailing by
Florida’s history makes up a small part of the United States of America’s history and the world’s history because historians may see Florida’s events as minimal changes to history. This leads to Florida’s past to be overshadowed by other well-known events; however, the events that are reviewed by teachers placed in Florida have changed history for better or for worse. At the equivocal period, many of Florida’s events that altered history has been overlooked by historians for many years. A Florida event that has been overlooked by historians and many alike is the Caribbean Raid, specifically in Saint Augustine. The infamous raid that partook in St. Augustine is essential to history and should be better-known around the
The first editorial, “The Federal Reserve Politicians,” discussing the expanding power the federal reserve has. The federal reserve officials have become the most important economic decision makers in the government. The author believes that under a healthy government the Fed or any party should not have so much power without more accountability.
He notes that the crew seemed relieved by the departing Commander and realized that he must come up with a new leadership model to reach his crew. As he noted in the introduction that high percentage of turnover among crew bothered him and he notes some trends in society that contribute to this problem. The long economic boom had made most people unafraid of losing their jobs, or finding new ones. Thus he believed it manager’s challenge to retain them by motivating them to “work with passion, energy, and enthusiasm.” (p.12) By reading over the exit surveys he assumed as many that low pay was a main reason for people leaving, but was shocked when it was in fact 5th. The top four are strikingly similar to the slide we studied in class on “What Associates Want from Their Job” in wanting appreciation, ability to make impact, not being listened to, and more responsibility. This helped him understand his crew better and try to “see the ship through the eyes of the crew.” (p.13) He encouraged his crew to challenge the way in which they carried out their jobs by asking, “Is there a better way to do what you do?” If so, then he wanted them to take the responsibility one their own to implement the change, unless it involved major implications.
-Dan failed to fully utilize high profile networks of Scott and Henry, who were both graduates of an Ivy League School (Did Scott graduate from Ivy League School?). Also, Dan did not try to reach out to his network he established while he was buying and selling airplanes. Even if there was no one interested in their direct network, perhaps someone in their network knew someone who might be interested. Scott later contacted his 100 alumni later but rather passively; instead of calling to actively initiate a conversation, he mailed out information.
Since the very beginning it was first established, the Coast Guard was never seen as important to the people for about 200 years. Why is it that they’ve never had notice? How come they do all the dirty work in the ocean and no one seems to care? Well the Coast Guard is the reason why the United States has been protected, so that we can go to bed at night knowing that nothing’s going to happen to us. There are many reasons to why the Coast Guard is so important to society. The U.S. Coast is a huge part of our military and follows certain goals on the ocean to protect us from harm. There are also individuals who are aware of the situations that the Coast Guards are going through and by helping they get involved with some of the minor
1) Do you expect daily spot hire rates to increase or decrease next year? (5 points)
Sexual misconduct in the workplace has been a problem for women and in recent year’s men as well. Unfortunately, in the past this topic was overlooked until the case of Meritor Savings v. Vinson. We will establish the criteria for determining when unwelcome conduct of sexual nature constitutes harassment according to Title VII. Additionally, we will ascertain how to evaluate evidence of harassment, whether a work environment is sexually antagonistic, holding employers liable legally responsible for sexual harassment by supervisors; and analyzing preventive and corrective action