David Marquet in Nanaimo

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Wednesday, February 19th, 2014
7:00 PM

Presented by Coastal Community Credit Union and the Nanaimo Daily News.

�Creating leadership at every level - Former nuclear submarine commander David Marquet�s leader-leader model breaks with the old school of thinking that humanity has carried since the advent of farming; that there are leaders and there are followers. According to that model large portions of humanity are relegated to following. This saps energy, initiative, and curiosity � our most valuable contributions.�

Retired US Navy Captain | Expert on Leadership and Innovation

Captain David Marquet single-handedly �turned his ship around� when he became captain of the USS Santa Fe, a nuclear powered submarine which had a crew ranked dead last in retention and operational standings. By treating his crew as leaders, not followers, Marquet�s sub went from �worst to first.� The author of Turn The Ship Around: How To Create Leadership at Every Level (called by best how-to manual anywhere for managers on delegating, training, and driving flawless execution�), Captain Marquet addresses audiences who want to create empowering work environments that release the passion, initiative, and intellect of everyone on their team. His bold and highly effective leadership approach can be summarized as "give control, create leaders." A US Naval Academy graduate, Captain Marquet served in the US submarine force for 28 years, where he commanded the nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe. Captain Marquet completely turned the Santa Fe around, where the crew went from being "worst to first." The Santa Fe continued to win awards after his departure and promoted a disproportionate number of officers and enlisted men to positions of increased responsibility, including ten subsequent submarine captains. After riding USS Santa Fe, Stephen R. Covey said it was the most empowering organization he'd ever seen, and wrote about Captain Marquet's leadership practices in his book, The 8th Habit. Captain Marquet retired from the Navy in 2009, and is the Captain, Human Capital Engineering at Next Jump, Inc., a leading e-commerce company. He is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and teaches a graduate level leadership course at Columbia University.

Includes a Business To Business networking at 5:30 sponsored by MNP