Author and Retired Navy Captain
L. David Marquet is a retired United States Navy captain who transformed the submarine USS Santa Fe from the worst to first in operational standing by replacing command and control with intent based leadership. He is the bestselling author of Turn the Ship Around!
by L. David Marquet
Marquet transformed a struggling submarine by replacing command-and-control with intent-based leadership. Giving control to the people closest to the information unleashed extraordinary results.
The books L. David Marquet references, cites, and recommends most frequently.
by Jim Collins
Collins studied why some good companies become great and others do not. The answer: disciplined people, disciplined thought, and disciplined action, not bold transformation programmes.
by Carol Dweck
Dweck argues that believing talent is fixed leads to stagnation, while a growth mindset, the belief that abilities develop through effort, unlocks potential. How you frame challenge determines whether you learn or quit.
Who L. draws from, and who draws from L. — aggregated across every book in this collection. Counts show the number of citation links, not the depth of each one.