Admiral Dave Goebel and his wife Earline asked us to speak last evening on Admiral Rickover and leadership at the Thames Club in New London, Connecticut. We focused on how upcoming defense budget events might affect the local economy and how similar these challenges were to those Rickover faced some decades ago.
Of course, given the local, several in the audience had personally known Rickover and thus were able to share their personal impressions of his management achievements, and upsides (as well as lesser sides) of his personal leadership style. It was a thoroughly enjoyable evening.