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13. David Marquet: Author, Leadership Expert

Bill Fox1 
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Henderson, NV, USA
 

Give People More Control

David Marquet is an author, a top-ranked keynote speaker, and the president of the Intent-Based Leadership Institute. His bestselling book Turn the Ship Around!1 is regarded as the best how-to book on driving flawless execution and for creating leaders at every level. After being assigned to command a nuclear-powered submarine, then ranked last in retention and operational standing, he “turned his ship around” by treating the crew as leaders, not followers, and giving control, not taking control.

I first learned of David Marquet and his work in 2012 when ...

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