Traditional leadership is a “leader-follower” model: managers give orders, and employees follow them. But this model is fundamentally broken, creating teams that are disengaged and incapable of independent thought.In today’s 5-minute briefing on L. David Marquet’s powerful true story, “Turn the Ship Around!”, we explore the profound shift from a “leader-follower” to a “leader-leader” culture. Discover how a simple change in language on a nuclear submarine created one of the most empowered teams in the U.S. Navy.
L. David Marquet is a retired United States Navy captain and leadership expert renowned for transforming the nuclear-powered submarine USS Santa Fe from the worst-performing ship in the fleet to the best. His authority stems from pioneering the 'leader-leader' model, which replaces traditional …

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