Sep 2, 2020
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.
- "Many people underplay the value of great questions” What’s David's favourite question?
- We have been conditioned to operate in a reactive mode, leader follower model. What's the key to changing that mindset?
- What’s the thinking behind the exercise to have the team write their final report for the next 3 years?
- Who is Andy Worshek, and why was he important to David's story?
- Andy said other Captains looked at David and assumed he gave better orders, but that was not true. (giving no orders)
- It’s not about empower and hope, or lead and trust. David defines the actual method?
- What was David's internal narrative when moving against status quo?
- 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?
- How do we move people from a “what could go wrong" mindset to a "what could we do best mindset"?
- What’s the process for inviting scrutiny?
- One of David's Intent-Based Leadership principles is “Don’t be good. Get better.” Why is that?
- Language and phrasing is critical on a submarine, words are powerful.
- As a Captain, what was David's identity?
- Growing up David said he was a geeky introverted kid. How hard was it to step into a leadership role?
- Why was being an introvert on the nuclear submarine an advantage as a leader?
- David explains the calm in a nuclear sub deep under the water…..there is an almost eyrie calm… how does that feel?
- Why David carried a flashlight. Did it change his identity when he had it in his hand?
- Why leaders should be responsible to how things are after you leave a job 6/12 months down the track.
- Does David colour code his day? Red work is about doing. Blue work is thinking work, not just doing.
LINKS
David Marquet website
Weekly Leadership Nudges by David Marquet
The Mojo Sessions Website
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