Turn the Ship Around!
A submarine captain stopped giving orders and turned his crew from followers into leaders.
Biography
L. David Marquet is a retired US Navy captain who commanded the nuclear submarine USS Santa Fe. He wrote Turn the Ship Around! (2012) about his leader-leader approach.
Main ideas and philosophy
Marquet argues that leaders should give control and develop competence so people throughout an organization can lead.
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