Turn The Ship Around by L. David Marquet, Audio Book (CD) | Indigo Chapters

David Marquet, an experienced Navy officer, was used togiving orders. As newly appointed captain of the USS Santa Fe, anuclear-powered submarine, he was responsible for more than a hundred sailors. In this high-stress environment, where there is no margin forerror, it was crucial his men did their job and did it well. But the ship wasdogged by poor morale, poor performance, and the worst crew retention in the fleet. Marquet acted like any other captain until, one day, heunknowingly gave an impossible order, and his crew tried to follow it anyway. When he asked why the order wasn't challenged, the answer was \"Because you toldme to.\" Marquet realized he was leading in a culture of followers, and theywere all in danger unless they fundamentally changed the way they did things. That's when Marquet took matters into his own hands andpushed for leadership at every level. Turn the Ship Around! is the truestory of how the Santa Fe skyrocketed from worst to first in the fleetby challenging the US Navy's traditional leader-follower approach. Strugglingagainst his own instincts to take control, he instead achieved the vastly morepowerful model of giving control. Before long, each member of Marquet's crew became a leaderand assumed responsibility for everything he did, from clerical tasks tocrucial combat decisions. The crew became fully engaged, contributing theirfull intellectual capacity every day, and the Santa Fe started winningawards and promoting a highly disproportionate number of officers to submarinecommand. No matter your business or position, you can apply Marquet'sradical guidelines to turn your own ship around. The payoff?-a workplace whereeveryone around you is taking responsibility for their actions, where peopleare healthier and happier, where everyone is a leader. | Turn The Ship Around by L. David Marquet, Audio Book (CD) | Indigo Chapters