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L. David Marquet

TURN THE SHIP AROUND!

Transform your team by giving control, not taking it—leadership that creates leaders, not followers.
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What Will You Learn?

Transform followers into leaders through distributed control – Turn the Ship Around! by Marquet revolutionizes command. This comprehensive leadership transformation summary and empowerment methods include: • Leader-Leader Model - Replace leader-follower with distributed leadership • Intent-Based Leadership - Push authority to information • Competence-Clarity-Control - Build all three for true empowerment • Organizational Excellence - Create systems where everyone thinks 2025 application: Marquet's submarine success proves these principles work everywhere. Your Click.Apply.Grow™ turnaround: Give control to one team member this week. Support with competence and clarity. Expand systematically. Organizations turning ships around achieve 10x engagement improvement and breakthrough performance. Don't move information to authority. Move authority to information.

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About the Author

L. David Marquet is the submarine commander who transformed USS Santa Fe from worst to best by giving control away.

Naval Academy graduate commanding nuclear submarine with revolutionary leader-leader model. Turned Santa Fe from last to first in fleet rankings. Graduates became 10x more submarine commanders than average. His Intent-Based Leadership serves Fortune 500s and governments globally.

What sets Marquet apart: He tested leadership theories 300 feet underwater where mistakes are fatal—ultimate leadership laboratory.

Organizations implementing leader-leader see 50% improvement in employee engagement. Teams report 3x faster decision-making with distributed authority.

The commander who sank command-and-control.

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