Turn the ship around!

Paperback, 272 pages

English language

Published April 4, 2013 by Penguin Books Ltd.

ISBN:: 978-1-59184-640-6

(3 reviews)

Leadership lessons from a nuclear submarine captain to help you transform how you work.

Captain David Marquet was used to giving orders. In the high-stress environment of the USS Santa Fe, a nuclear-powered submarine, it was crucial his men did their job well. But the ship was dogged by poor morale, poor performance and the worst retention in the fleet.

One day, Marquet unknowingly gave an impossible order, and his crew tried to follow it anyway. He realized he was leading in a culture of followers, and they were all in danger unless they fundamentally changed the way they did things.

Marquet took matters into his own hands and pushed for leadership at every level. Before long, his crew became fully engaged and the Santa Fe skyrocketed from worst to first in the fleet.

No matter your industry or position, by reading Marquet's business classic, you can learn how to …

Leadership lessons from a nuclear submarine captain to help you transform how you work.

Captain David Marquet was used to giving orders. In the high-stress environment of the USS Santa Fe, a nuclear-powered submarine, it was crucial his men did their job well. But the ship was dogged by poor morale, poor performance and the worst retention in the fleet.

One day, Marquet unknowingly gave an impossible order, and his crew tried to follow it anyway. He realized he was leading in a culture of followers, and they were all in danger unless they fundamentally changed the way they did things.

Marquet took matters into his own hands and pushed for leadership at every level. Before long, his crew became fully engaged and the Santa Fe skyrocketed from worst to first in the fleet.

No matter your industry or position, by reading Marquet's business classic, you can learn how to create a workplace where everyone takes responsibility for their actions, people are healthier and happier - and everyone is a leader.

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5 stars

"Turn the Ship Around!" is an easy but incredibly inspiring read. The way Captain L. David Marquet describes the transition from a Leader-Follower to a Leader-Leader paradigm on board the USS Santa Fe seems simple but effective: »The steps were evolutionary. The result was revolutionary.«

Based on the three legs "control, competence and clarity", Marquet develops manyfold learnings and insights that are valuable to the US Navy leadership, and certainly beyond. Things that resonated strongly with me, among others, were questioning the usual connotation of "empowerment", introducing the idea of "acting and talking ourselves into a new way of thinking", the concept of "deliberate action", and what it really means to take care of your people.

A truly encouraging book.

Alexander Zeitler

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Subjects

Leadership
Miliary
Navy