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Turn the Ship Around!, by Captain U.S. Navy (Retired), L. David Marquet, depicts a true story of turning followers into leaders. Summary of the Book This title is filled with practical advice, tools and lessons on leadership. It is now complete with a companion workbook. Turn the Ship Around! is the true story of how the Santa Fe skyrocketed from worst to being the first in the fleet by challenging the U.S. Navy’s conventional leader-follower approach. Struggling against his own drives to take control, Marquet accomplished the much more commanding model of giving control. Before long, each member of his crew became a leader and anticipated accountability for everything he did – from clerical tasks to critical combat decisions. The crew eventually became completely involved, contributing their full intellectual ability every day. The Santa Fe started winning awards and promoted a highly lopsided number of officers to submarine command. Any leader in any business field can apply Marquet’s guidelines to turn their own ship around. The payoff will be a rewarding workplace where everyone takes responsibility for all their actions and are healthier, happier, and where everyone is a leader in his or her own right. About David Marquet David Marquet is a former nuclear submarine commander. He has proposed the idea of an ‘intent-based environment’, which makes individuals in any workplace feel leaders-to-be at all levels.