EP 102: David Marquet - Nuclear Submarine Commander on Leading Leaders

<p>David Marquet, a former nuclear submarine Commander was named one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers by Inc. Mag. A true student of leadership, David is the author of the Amazon #1 Best Seller: Turn the Ship Around!, a book that does not get anywhere near the attention it deserves. Hear how David imagines a workplace where everyone engages, contributes to their full intellectual capacity and ability because they have more control over their work. Imagine a place where everyone is a leader.</p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">"Many people underplay the value of great questions” What’s David's favourite question?</span></li> <li>We have been conditioned to operate in a reactive mode, leader follower model. What's the key to changing that mindset?</li> <li>What’s the thinking behind the exercise to have the team write their final report for the next 3 years?</li> <li>Who is Andy Worshek, and why was he important to David's story?</li> <li>Andy said other Captains looked at David and assumed he gave better orders, but that was not true. (giving no orders)</li> <li>It’s not about empower and hope, or lead and trust. David defines the actual method?</li> <li>What was David's internal narrative when moving against status quo?</li> <li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">David’s principles require an enormous amount of genuine trust. How hard is it to turn that ship around when that trust does not exist?</span></li> <li>How do we move people from a “what could go wrong" mindset to a "what could we do best mindset"?</li> <li>What’s the process for inviting scrutiny?</li> <li>One of David's Intent-Based Leadership principles is “Don’t be good. Get better.” Why is that?</li> <li>Language and phrasing is critical on a submarine, words are powerful.</li> <li>As a Captain, what was David's identity?</li> <li>Growing up David said he was a geeky introverted kid. How hard was it to step into a leadership role?</li> <li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Why was being an introvert on the nucl