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Paper - How to Succeed at Nuclear Work by Really Trying

J. G. Barber

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1988/2004

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Paper - How to Succeed at Nuclear Work by Really Trying

These Rickover-based management were written in 1986 by J. G. Barber (Code 2300 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard). They were sent around NR as a refresher in 1988 and then again by the Deputy Director Tom Becket in 2004.


Includes 16 management principles in the following areas:

  1. Responsibility

  2. Commitments

  3. Following Direction

  4. Solving Problems

  5. Handling Mistakes

  6. Timely Decision Making

  7. Doing Your Homework

  8. Candor (Never be afraid to say "You don't know"

  9. Technical Competence and Credibility

  10. Addressing Errors

  11. Verbatim Compliance

  12. Get into the Details

  13. Integrity

  14. Promotions/Evals/Removals (notably avoid the "Peter Principle")

  15. Bad News/Good News

  16. "Bum Dope"

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