Reddit reviews Naval Leadership: Voices of Experience

So you're saying that since you took over they've lost interest in accomplishing their work, lost their motivation, and productivity has dropped?

If your boss graphed productivity by manager across the business, how would you fare? Does this worry you?

Ever think the problem might not be them?

I recommend you pick up this book and read through it. Think about what your job is, and how you can add value to the company given a bunch of employees, other than signing their time cards and firing them when they get bored.

The CO is always ultimately responsible for his ship. He selected and approved the officers on watch, he (tacitly) approved training and certification of the other watchstanders. He approved of his bridge and CIC crew enough to leave the bridge and go to sleep.

This is accountability. It's the epitome of leadership, and absolutely necessary to make an organization run effectively.

I highly recommend this book if you can find it. (I'm biased - Professor Montor was my leadership instructor). Otherwise It's Your Ship is an exceptional book on leadership.

Maxwell's Leadership book is also an excellent read & resource

If you want to dig up books on your own, be careful to differentiate "leadership" from "management."