David Marquet

David Marquet

David Marquet is an expert on leadership and a nationally recognized speaker. As the captain of a nuclear submarine, he created Intent-based Leadership. Marquet is the author of the best-selling Turn the Ship Around! A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders, chosen by USA Today as one of the top 12 business books of all time. A life member of the Council of Foreign relations, he was named to the American Management Association’s “Leaders to Watch” list.


Videos by David Marquet (requires a subscription)

How to Behave to Empower Your Team

Leadership and Followership

How to Get Input to Make an Important Decision

How to Get Your Team to Think More Critically

Give Your People the Authority to Make Decisions

Change Management: Act Your Way to New Thinking

Leadership Development as a Process, Not Just a Program

How to Create a Bias for Action

How to Inspire Change: A Formula for Communicating

When a Mistake Happens, How Should You Respond?


Books by David Marquet (requires a subscription)

Turn the Ship Around!