'Full of compelling advice on how to lead more effectively by choosing your words more wisely'
- ADAM GRANT author of Originals and Give and Take FT Book of the Month Your words matter more
than you think Most of us use the language we inherited from a time when workers worked with
their hands and managers worked with their heads. Today your people do much more than simply
follow orders. They contribute to performance and solve problems and it's time we updated our
language to reflect that. In Leadership Is Language former US Navy captain L. David Marquet
offers a radical playbook to empower your people and put your team on a path to continuous
improvement. The framework will help you achieve the right balance between deliberation and
action and take bold risks without endangering your mission. Among other things you'll learn:
· How to avoid the seven common sins of questioning from binary questions (should we do A or
B?) to self-affirming questions (B is the better option right?) · Why you should vote first
then discuss when deciding on a plan with your team rather than voting after discussion · Why
it's better to give your people information instead of instructions As a submarine captain
Marquet used his counterintuitive model of leadership to turn the worst-performing submarine
crew into the best-performing one in the fleet a story he recounted in his bestselling book
Turn the Ship Around! Now in Leadership Is Language he draws on a wide range of examples
from the 2017 Oscars Best Picture mishap to the tragic sinking of the SS El Faro to show you
exactly how the words you use (and don't use) impact how your people contribute.
