L. David Marquet

Turn The Ship Around! by L. David Marquet is an inspiring account of how one man transformed the way leadership functions in one of the most high-pressure environments imaginable—a nuclear-powered submarine. Captain David Marquet, assigned to the USS Santa Fe, a vessel plagued with poor morale and abysmal performance, was determined to make a change. Faced with a challenging situation,...

Distance gives you perspective. Bestselling author of Turn the Ship Around! David Marquet and professor of psychology Michael Gillespie show you how to make better decisions by becoming your own coach. Be yourself. Be fully present. Be in the moment. That is the message we hear constantly. Yet, the biggest obstacle to making wiser, more successful decisions is often... ourselves....

Distancing empowers you to break free from self-limiting patterns and make clearer, smarter choices. A new framework from the internationally bestselling author of Turn the Ship Around! Be yourself. Be fully present. Be in the moment. That is the message we hear constantly. Yet, the biggest obstacle to making wiser, more successful decisions is often... ourselves. Our limited perspective biases...

The acclaimed author of Turn the Ship Around! shows leaders how to empower their team through better communication. Few of us realise that our language in the workplace inhibits creative problem-solving and escalates uncertainty and stress. In both high-pressure situations and everyday scenarios, in each meeting and email, we have the opportunity to empower our colleagues by using the right...