Funny. I've never seen more old-school analog handsets on one wall in my life. There's a different color handset for every process: landing planes, steering the boat, talking to shore, talking to weapons, ordering food (just kidding, I made that up).
There is no question that the Harry Truman was built using some of the most sophisticated technology on the planet.You feel it the second you step into the Command Center. So what do they use for the phone system on-board?
Funny. I've never seen more old-school analog handsets on one wall in my life. There's a different color handset for every process: landing planes, steering the boat, talking to shore, talking to weapons, ordering food (just kidding, I made that up).
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A few Saturday nights ago I was four-stories up in the tower of the Harry S. Truman nuclear power aircraft carrier watching F-18s take-off and land in the dark. Admiral Fox was talking about the weaknesses of the military bureaucracy. You’ve heard it before: how can this massive institution of almost 3 million active and reserves plus contractors engineered to project overwhelming force be nimble enough to meet the new century’s dispersed and dynamic threats? As examples, Fox was bemoaning the recent disaster of spending billions and almost a decade trying to upgrade the President’s helicopter and the fact that it took ten years to make a minor upgrade to the F-18. Two weeks ago, I had the privilege of joining a group of eight CEO’s for a weekend on the Harry Truman, a Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carrier, during training exercises in the Atlantic. We were hosted by Rear Admiral Fox, Captain Clarkson and his officers. Since it is now Fleet Week in NYC, I felt especially fortunate to be afforded this opportunity. Aside from the thrill of our C-2 cargo plane taking off and landing by catapult and hook-wire on the Harry S. Truman 1(video), the trip triggered thoughts about culture, management and technology. A recent Winning Workplaces blog titled, Transparency is a Business Model, highlighted how Rackspace practices transparency to differentiate their service. We’ve visited with Rackspace (thanks Graham and Lanham) and couldn’t agree more that they are setting a great standard for us all to live up to.Recently, we visited with a similar practitioner of this new art at Zappos.(another big public thank you to Tony Hsieh & team.) |
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