Book
Review
Basic Details:
Book Title: All in the Same
Boat
Subtitle: Lead Your Organization
Like a Nuclear Submariner
Author:
Jon Rennie
Genre: Business/Management Skills
Part of a series? No
Order in series:
Best read after earlier
books in series?
Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58053675-all-in-the-same-boat
Overall
score:
I
scored this book 5/5
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Short
Summary of the book:
If you are after some great advice on how to
lead and motivate your team, this book may be the right one for you. The main lesson
to learn from this book is that you should work together as a team and not work
against each other. His life as a submarine officer showed the author the value
of being a team rather than separate individuals or divisions. The book is
interspersed with anecdotes of his career as a submariner and as a businessman.
What
I liked about the book:
The book is easy to read and a page-turner
despite being a book to learn from.
What
I didn’t like about the book:
I loved the entire book.
My
favourite bits in the book:
All the anecdotes the author spread through
the book.
My
least favourite bits in the book:
The book was enjoyable in its entirety.
Any
further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?
I understand the author has written other
books too.
What
books could this be compared to and why?
This book can be compared to other books on
management skills. It, however, is much easier and enjoyable to read than most
others.
Recommendation:
In
summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:
|
Children |
No |
|
Young
Adult |
Yes |
|
Adult |
Yes |
If
you like to learn new skills in management but
don’t like dry narrative, this book may be the book for you.
Book
Description by Author:
A deployed nuclear submarine operates alone -
hundreds of miles from any support and hundreds of feet below the surface.
An emotionless and indifferent enemy
constantly surrounds the crew. Thousands of pounds of sea pressure sit right
over their heads, waiting to crush them like a tin can and send them to the
bottom of the ocean. Even the most junior sailor's mistake can result in loss
of the submarine and everyone on it.
To accomplish their mission and return safely
home to their families, a submarine crew relies entirely on the actions of
their fellow sailors. There is shared responsibility as well as shared
vulnerability. Regardless of rank or experience, every sailor is vitally
important.
When Jon Rennie reported to the USS Tennessee
as a young junior officer, he had no idea what to expect. He didn't realize he
was heading out on a four-year adventure that would change his life and
establish leadership principles that he would rely on for decades.
On a submarine crew, officers and sailors
work together in cramped spaces and challenging conditions to accomplish
complex missions with no room for failure. As Rennie moved into leadership
positions in the business world, he found that the basic underlying principles
for success at sea also led to high-performing teams on land.
Leaders succeed when they create a unified
team with a singular mission - when all employees perform like they are all in
the same boat.
About
the Author:
Cold
War submarine officer-turned-startup CEO Jon S. Rennie has led nine industrial
manufacturing businesses across four different companies, including Peak
Demand, the company he co-founded. Prior to entering the private sector, Rennie
was a nuclear missile officer on the USS Tennessee. He holds an engineering
degree from WPI and a masters from Cambridge. He lives in Raleigh, North
Carolina, with his wife and two children.
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