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18 Sep 2021

turn this ship around - notes on the book

Turn this ship around is the true story of captain L. D. Marquet of a us navy nuclear submarine who allowed his fellow sailors to gain control by championing and thriving for leadership at every level. Under his command and even after he left, the submarine crew received best grades for inspection and battle readyness. He is now proving coaching and resources on intent-based leadership.

A Sailor checks the ship’s hourly position on the voyage management system in the ship’s bridge."

“A Sailor checks the ship’s hourly position on the voyage management system in the ship’s bridge.” by Official U.S. Navy Imagery is licensed with CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

control, competence & clarity

In order to have a healthy motivated team of engaging individuals, they need

As a leader one must tune the level of control according to your team’s current level the competence and clarity. Otherwise, you end up with chaos or frustration in your team.

mechanisms

The book presents a set of mechanisms by which a leader empowers followers to become leaders in their domain of expertise as well as their area of responsibility. Check out the book for an indept list of mechanisms with examples. It is a fun read! Here are a selected few that all work in concert.

mechanisms to foster control

mechanisms to foster competence

mechanisms to foster clarity

Guiding principles

D. Marquet followed the following set of guiding principles while commanding the submarine.