In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with David Marquet. David served as the commander of the US Navy nuclear submarine, USS Santa Fe. When he took over, he changed the command-and-control leadership style and empowered his crew to turn the lowest-performing sub into the best performer in the fleet. David Marquet shared leadership lessons from this experience, which he also wrote in his bestselling book Turn the Ship Around! A True Story of Turning Followers Into Leaders.

David Marquet also shared leadership insights from his latest book, Leadership Is Language: The Hidden Power of What You Say and What You Don't. In it, David Marquet highlights how choosing your words can dramatically improve organizational decision-making and execution.

Some Highlights:

- David Marquet on becoming the commander of the lowest-performing submarine in the US Navy

- Why it's not the lack of leadership but the wrong kind of leadership that results in poor team performance

- David Marquet on moving beyond the traditional approach to leadership

- How David Marquet shifted his own and his crew's mindset to transition from permission-based decision making to intent-based decision making

- Why leadership in most organizations still operates using outdated mindsets and approaches

- David Marquet on what all leaders can learn from the communications breakdowns on the El Farro

- The importance of language in leading organizations to better decision making and execution in the business

Books Mentioned:

- Turn the Ship Around! A True Story of Turning Followers Into Leaders - L. David Marquet

- Leadership Is Language: The Hidden Power of What You Say and What You Don't - L. David Marquet

Connect with L. David Marquet:

LinkedIn:

David Marquet

Intent-based Leadership International

Websites:

https://davidmarquet.com/

https://intentbasedleadership.com/what-is-intent-based-leadership/

YouTube:

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Connect with Mahan Tavakoli:

MahanTavakoli.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahan/

More information and resources available at the Partnering Leadership Podcast website:

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Connect with Mahan Tavakoli:

Mahan Tavakoli Website

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