The new Captain of the USS Benfold found himself taking on a crew of 310 people his first day on the job. **He decided to meet individually with all 310 people on his team**, 5 per day, asking them about themselves, their families and backgrounds, their jobs, their goals and ideas. He credits this as a huge benefit to his effectiveness as a leader, and stoked his new crew's relationship with him. **** # More ## Source - [[It's Your Ship]]