David Marquet Biography

David Marquet is an expert on leadership and organizational design former submarine commander Author of Amazon #1 Best Seller: Turn the Ship Around! and Turn Your Ship Around.
David Marquet imagines a workplace where everyone engages and contributes their full intellectual capacity a place where people are healthier and happier because they have more control over their work–a place where everyone is a leader.
A 1981 U.S. Naval Academy graduate Captain Marquet served in the U.S. submarine force for 28 years. After being assigned to command the nuclear powered submarine USS Santa Fe–then ranked last in retention and operational standing–he realized the traditional leadership approach of “take control give orders” wouldn’t work. He “turned the ship around” by treating the crew as leaders not followers and giving control not taking control. This approach took the Santa Fe from “worst to first” achieving the highest retention and operational standings in the navy.
After Captain Marquet’s departure the Santa Fe continued to win awards and promoted a disproportionate number of officers and enlisted men to leadership positions including ten subsequent submarine captains. Stephen R. Covey said it was the most empowering organization he’d ever seen and wrote about Captain Marquet’s leadership practices in his book .

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