Meeting 1: Book Introduction – 23rd February 2023

Meeting 1: Book Introduction – 23rd February 2023
During this discussion, we will provide a high-level overview of the concepts in the book, familiarizing participants with the information. This meeting begins our month-long journey of reading this book together.

About the book:
David Marquet, an experienced Navy officer, was used to giving orders. As newly appointed captain of the USS Santa Fe, a nuclear-powered submarine, he was responsible for more than a hundred sailors, deep in the sea. In this high-stress environment, where there is no margin for error, it was crucial his men did their job and did it well. But the ship was dogged by poor morale, poor performance, and the worst retention in the fleet.
Turn the Ship Around! is the true story of how the Santa Fe skyrocketed from worst to first in the fleet by challenging the U.S. Navy's traditional leader-follower approach. Struggling against his own instincts to take control, he instead achieved the vastly more powerful model of giving control.
No matter your business or position, you can apply Marquet's radical guidelines to turn your own ship around. The payoff: a workplace where everyone around you is taking responsibility for their actions, where people are healthier and happier, where everyone is a leader.

Buy the book at:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Turn-Ship-Around-Building-Breaking/dp/1591846404

Find out more about the author:
David Marquet: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmarquet/