How do you truly empower your team? A lot has been said about empowerment and engagement (see three books I reviewed recently Team of Teams, Followership, and The Heart of Change). What is different about David’s ‘Turn the Ship Around’ is that David uses his highly compelling personal story, turning around one of the worst performing submarines in […]
Tag Archives: followers
November
13
What you can learn from ‘Turn the Ship Around!’ by David Marquet (2012, 216 pages)
posted by Max
September
28
What you could learn from ‘Leading Quietly’ by Joseph Badaracco (2002,181 pages)
posted by Max
How do you change an organisation from within? Some would propose heroics, battling hard to bring about the change needed. Others suggest that success lies in a quieter form of influence. Joseph is part of a growing body of academics and practitioner that suggest that leaders should avoid the ‘hero’ option, and seek to change people […]
September
27
What could you learn from ‘Followership’ by Barbra Kellerman (2008, 261 pages)
posted by Max
“A leader is someone who has followers” Peter Drucker I am sure that you have done far more leadership training, than training on being a follower. While teamwork, collaboration and cooperation are often key criteria in job descriptions and company mission statements, there seems to be little evidence that businesses are investing in building followers. In ‘Followership’ Barbra explores what […]
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