Turn the Ship Around!

By L. David Marquet

Categories: Business & Money

Former Navy captain L. David Marquet tells how he took command of the USS Santa Fe, a struggling nuclear submarine, and transformed its performance. Assigned to a ship he had not trained on, Marquet abandoned the usual practice of giving orders and instead pushed authority down to his crew. He describes this leader-leader model, in which people at every level take responsibility and make decisions, and shows how organizations can apply it so that followers grow into leaders. The book was published in 2013.

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• David Heinemeier Hansson: “It reminds me of the book, Turn The Ship Around, which is really one of my top three favorite business books of all time.”
• Brian Armstrong: “A book about enabling leaders in your organization written by the former U.S. Navy Captain of a nuclear submarine.”
• Jason Fried: “"Turn the Ship Around!" by @ldavidmarquet is the best book I've ever read on true leadership. Highly recommended”
• Simon Sinek: “That's what makes Marquet's book is so remarkable... Marquet presents his ideas in a superbly practical way — perfect for implementing.”