All hands on deck : navigating your team through crises, getting your organization unstuck, and emerging victorious / Peter J. Boni

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction: The Kedge Way -- Section I: The Greatest Captain of Them All -- Chapter 1: Captain Josiah Nickerson Knowles and WIld Wave -- Section II: The ABCs to Advance -- Chapter 2: The ABCs to Advance: The Origin -- Chapter 3: Phase 1 of the ABCs: Hatch the Plan -- Chapter 4: Phase 2 of the ABCs: Kick Off the Plan -- Chapter 5: Phase 3 of the ABCs: Execute the Plan -- Section III: Stories of the ABCs to Advance in Action -- Chapter 6: Peter J. Boni: Back From the Brink at Safeguard Scientifics -- Chapter 7: Dorvin D. Lively: Reforming Maidenform -- Chapter 8: Kevin L. Rakin: Restarting a Failed Business at Advanced BioHealing -- Chapter 9: Dr. David M. Barrett: Recovering From a Botched Merger and Cash Crunch at the Lahey Clinic -- Chapter 10: Shawn K. Osborne: Overcoming Misalignment and Defection at TechAmerica -- Chapter 11: Ann Weaver Hart: Offsetting Stagnation at the University of Arizona -- Conclusion: All Hands on Deck Revisited -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author.

"Beginning with the riveting, true story of Massachusetts clipper ship Captain Josiah Nickerson Knowles who saved his crew and all but one passenger during not one but two shipwrecks in the Pacific, this valuable guide presents a proven process to overcome - and lead through - chaos and disorder. The 12-Step Kedge-Off Process that Boni created is a blueprint for repositioning organizations and a model for any executive facing business dysfunctions and setbacks. The process is divided into three phases, each anchored with the easy to remember moniker the "ABCs to advance" : phase 1: hatch the plan; phase 2: kick off the plan; phase 3: execute the plan. This is a valuable guide for how to think in a crisis and how to cultivate the character traits to become an effective leader."