L. David Marquet

You've been programmed to speak an industrial age language. Learn the patterns so you can change the patterns. This is the playbook for high performance teams.

A companion workbook filled with workshop activities for individuals and groups, tools and lessons based on the acclaimed leadership book, Turn The Ship Around! by David Marquet. Now with sections "from the chief" from Master Chief Andy Worshek.

In Turn the Ship Around! former U.S. Navy Captain David Marquet introduced a bold new approach to leadership, based on his experiences turning around the troubled submarine USS Santa Fe. He gave up the traditional command-and-control model and… Show more

A companion workbook filled with workshop activities for individuals and groups, tools and lessons based on the acclaimed leadership book, Turn The Ship Around! by David Marquet. Now with sections "from the chief" from Master Chief Andy Worshek.

In Turn the Ship Around! former U.S. Navy Captain David Marquet introduced a bold new approach to leadership, based on his experiences turning around the troubled submarine USS Santa Fe. He gave up the traditional command-and-control model and instead inspired his crew to assume responsibility for every individual action. Santa Fe rapidly improved its dismal performance record, and started winning awards as the best ship in its class.

Now Marquet returns with a workbook so readers can apply his methods to their own organizations. With extensive questions and exercises on how to delegate and inspire, this workbook will help readers build a work community based on personal responsibility and trust. Show less

Be a better leader in 1 minute a week! This is a series of "nudges" -- little reminders and creative things to do to train your brain to be a better leader. Check out the archive on our YouTube channel. Enroll here: davidmarquet.com

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"We had a very basic rubric, which was to ask the following question when something went wrong, What was the process, and who was the owner?” - David Marquet

Fortune Magazine's #1 Must Read Book of 2012!
Stephen Covey inspired millions with his writings but where did Dr. Covey get his inspiration? This is the story of one such source, one that Dr. Covey himself called the most empowered organization he had ever seen - and a nuclear powered submarine no less.
From the vantage point of the commander of the USS Santa Fe, read how the crew completely turned the ship around, going from worst to first by questioning many of our basic leadership… Show more

Fortune Magazine's #1 Must Read Book of 2012!
Stephen Covey inspired millions with his writings but where did Dr. Covey get his inspiration? This is the story of one such source, one that Dr. Covey himself called the most empowered organization he had ever seen - and a nuclear powered submarine no less.
From the vantage point of the commander of the USS Santa Fe, read how the crew completely turned the ship around, going from worst to first by questioning many of our basic leadership assumptions and shifting from take-control authority to give-control empowerment.

Share the author's insights as the crew gains unprecedented decision making authority, the risks of doing so, and the reward of an exponentially more effective and more resilient organization.

Learn how to achieve astounding results by applying the author's practical steps, such as
- Release proactivity and initiative with ''I intend to...''
- Build teamwork and minimize errors with ''deliberate action''
- Enhance responsibility and ownership by eliminating top-down monitoring
- Improving morale by focusing on excellence rather than errors.

See what it's really like to operate a nuclear submarine -- from navigation to missile launching -- and learn the mechanisms used to propel Santa Fe not only to the top but to achieve a lasting transformation, one that resulted in the ship's continued operational excellence and the highly disproportionate promotion rate among Santa Fe's crew long after Marquet had left command. Show less

Abstract: The U. S. Submarine Force is increasingly tasked to operate in an expanded variety of ocean areas, executing a broader spectrum of missions, against a wider assortment of targets, and processing an ever-increasing amount of acoustic and non-acoustic data. This increased complexity is causing strain on features of submarine operations that heretofore have served as bulwarks
against catastrophe. The cognitive capacity of the crews is consumed in the basics of safety and stealth… Show more

Abstract: The U. S. Submarine Force is increasingly tasked to operate in an expanded variety of ocean areas, executing a broader spectrum of missions, against a wider assortment of targets, and processing an ever-increasing amount of acoustic and non-acoustic data. This increased complexity is causing strain on features of submarine operations that heretofore have served as bulwarks
against catastrophe. The cognitive capacity of the crews is consumed in the basics of safety and stealth, leaving little for pursuit of the mission. The traditional response of using more people to solve the problem no longer serves in today’s complex environment. The legacy information architecture
that remains in place, with centralized decision-making, and deterministic solution representation for contacts, must be reexamined from first principles, with the decision-maker and operator information requirements driving the design Show less