MindSpring Presents: "Greatness" by David Marquet
MindSpring
Why leaders watch it
A submarine captain's case for pushing decisions to the people with the information, replacing command-and-control with empowered teams.
An animated adaptation of Captain David Marquet's talk on greatness, based on his book Turn the Ship Around!. It argues for pushing decision-making down to the people doing the work instead of controlling everything from the top.
Takeaways
- Push decision authority to where information lives
- Give control and build competence and clarity
- Leader-follower models create fragile organizations
Topics: Motivation & engagement, Military & command leadership, Building teams & trust
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