A lot can be accomplished if you don’t care who gets the credit.
This comment was also posted on the desk of Commander Joe Rochefort, leader of Signals interception for the Navy in Hawaii during WWII.
He was relieved of command by Washington officers following the Battle of Midway who were interested in furthering their own careers. (The Redman Brothers).
Source: “And I Was There” by Admiral Layton, at the time of the war intelligence officer to Admiral Nimitz. During the war he held Commanders’ rank.