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Say Less, Lead More: How Small Changes in What You Say Can Make a Huge Difference to Your Team’s Results Paperback
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- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions15.3 x 2.5 x 23.4 cm
- ISBN-100241373662
- ISBN-13978-0241373668
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About the book
In Leadership Is Language, former US Navy captain L. David Marquet offers a radical playbook to empower your people and put your team on a path to continuous improvement. The framework will help you achieve the right balance between deliberation and action, and take bold risks without endangering your mission. As a submarine captain, Marquet used his counterintuitive model of leadership to turn the worst-performing submarine crew into the best-performing one in the fleet, a story he recounted in his bestselling book Turn the Ship Around! Now, in Leadership Is Language, he draws on a wide range of examples, from the 2017 Oscars Best Picture mishap to the tragic sinking of the SS El Faro, to show you exactly how the words you use (and don't use) impact how your people contribute.
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- Language : English
- ISBN-10 : 0241373662
- ISBN-13 : 978-0241373668
- Item weight : 425 g
- Dimensions : 15.3 x 2.5 x 23.4 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: #7,598 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the author

Wall Street Journal bestselling author L. David Marquet imagines a work place 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 David’s departure from the ship, the Santa Fe continued to win awards and promoted a disproportionate number of officers and enlisted men to positions of increased responsibility, including ten subsequent submarine captains. Further, having been on the ship, 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, The 8th Habit.
Captain Marquet is the author of Leadership is Language, Turn the Ship Around! and companion workbook,The Turn the Ship Around Workbook. Fortune magazine called the book the “best how-to manual anywhere for managers on delegating, training, and driving flawless execution.”
Captain Marquet retired from the Navy in 2009, and delivers the powerful Intent-Based Leadership message: that leadership is not for the select few at the top. In highly effective organizations, there are leaders at every level. David speaks to those who want to create empowering work environments that release the passion, initiative, and intellect of each person. His bold and highly effective framework is summarized as “give control, create leaders.”
He lives in Florida, is an enthusiastic novice trail runner, and a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Website - www.davidmarquet.com
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The common language made it so easy to understand.
Go but this
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It's not about manipulation or coercion but getting everyone comfortable to commit to the teams work.
Try the sample if you need a bit more convincing.
And as a final gift, the materials that David provides through his LinkedIn and YouTube presence are really worthwhile and keep things fresh.
Now, stop reading this review (good as it is) and read the book (which is really great)!



Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 21, 2020


