Turn The Ship Around!

by L. David Marquet

Our greatest struggle is within ourselves. Whatever sense we have of thinking we know something is a barrier to continued learning.

If you walk about your organization talking to people, I’d suggest that you be as curious as possible. As with a good dinner table conversationalist, one question should naturally lead to another. The time to be questioning or even critical is after trust has been established.

“A little rudder far from the rocks is a lot better than a lot of rudder close to the rocks.”

You don’t want to be accidentally safe.

Training is a subset of learning, which in turn is a subset of personal growth. We strive to grow each day.

Instead, have awards that are abundant, with no limit. They pit your team against the world—either external competitors or nature.

ENCOURAGE A QUESTIONING ATTITUDE OVER BLIND OBEDIENCE is a mechanism for CLARITY.