![]() ![]() ![]() You would be hard-pressed to find a sailor or commander in the Navy in 1942 who wasn’t working hard to stop the Nazi U-boats, yet they were unable to get results. I’m about to argue – supported by military historians and organizational behavior researchers - that the US Navy struggled because of coordination neglect, which is the same struggle many engineering startups face.įor founders who occasionally wonder why their engineering organization isn’t producing results despite an apparent team alignment, they can perhaps feel comfort in knowing the Navy had the same problem. In this Battle of the Atlantic, American anti-submarine efforts were shockingly ineffective. But, of course, allied anti-submarine groups tried to stop them. To prevent this stream of goods from overwhelming Nazi production, German U-Boats prowled the Atlantic Ocean, attempting to sink as many ships as possible. To support Allied efforts, a continuous stream of merchant ships sailed from the east coast of the United States to Europe. Coordination Neglect: What Managers Can Learn from WWII SubmarinesĪt the beginning of 1942, the United States was at war. ![]()
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