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1. Great video! Thanks for share it!
2. Nice
3. So what is he trying to say cause my manager told to watch this video
4. Also available wit French subtitles at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rt9HDfYdPg
5. Super!
6. yeah sure, give me some of your pay too. I'll take all the accountability for my position.
7. I was on the Santa Fe during Captain Marquet's tenure.  EVERYTHING he says is absolutely TRUE.  I was a beneficiary of his leadership and went from barely passing high school to now being an Operations Manager with an MBA.
8. In light of what was recently revealed in the NY Times about the Amazon culture, what do you think David would say to Jeff Bezos?
9. Excellent animated video, from an insightful and useful book - so relevant in an agile business environment, where change is complex and continual. I intend (Captain) to lead in this way in my agile projects :-)
10. Excellent illustration on how to create the right atmosphere for a successful business.
11. My Dad is a retired nuclear Submarine Commander and I asked his opinion on this video as it was sent to me by a friend.
    
    He said, "It's ok in parts but  I'm sure it wasn't really like that in his submarine and he sounds like a typical management consultant/motivational speaker who is exaggerating for effect. If he did actually behave like that he crew would not have respected him or his authority and he takes no account of the experience/inexperience level of the individuals involved.  You can still coach and develop people whilst instructing and retaining control and in the navy the final responsibility for everything still rests with the Captain. I think he was lucky that no one made a serious misjudgement or caused an accident.  If they had he would have been court martialed and dismissed his ship."
    
    I get what my Dad says - but I also understand the idea of getting people involved in a business, encouraging thinking and ownership, so as long as you don't take the video too literally - I think it's a great idea and an inspirational video...
12. Very good message.
    However, I was disappointed by (1) the unnecessarily strident delivery and (2) not one image of a woman throughout.
    I accept that women may not be the norm in US Navy submarines (www.navy times.com reports that: "More than 50 women now serve as officers on Ohio-class subs in 14 crews") but isn't leadership about women too?  
    Still, the principles here are good.
13. Excellent summary from an outstanding book.  It took a lot of courage for David to implement these changes on a Navy Submarine where trying something new is a not a normal practice.
14. Incredible video! Easily my favorite of all time and trust me I've seen a lot of videos here on YouTube. Love it! Thank you for sharing! 
15. Leaders don't create followers. They create leaders.
    
    - "Greatness" by Captain David Marquet. Excellent presentation. Brilliant advice.
16. This is where the business world is going. It's not a fringe idea, but a mainstream tidal wave. The old military model David described is the Industrial Age business model that is still in use by a majority of companies. But we are now in the Participation Age, where everyone will PARTICIPATE in the building of great companies and SHARE in the results. Those companies that don't adapt will be left behind.  Here's my recent book on this subject - Why Employees Are ALWAYS a Bad Idea. http://amzn.to/1o4eH3q
    
    David is dead on, and it's great to hear it from a military mind.
17. I was on that submarine and lived this story first hand, Dave Marquet and everyone on that crew changed the way I approached everything in life, especially the times you faced challenges. Not saying I never made mistakes, but this philosophy paved the way for greatness for so many young men. When Dave left and the crew moved on to other stations so many of us were operating at such a higher level than most people were use to seeing for people of the rank they held. I will never forget the time I got to spend with Dave Marquet.
18. As a boss, I am trying to work in this way (it's up to my team to judge, how well I succeed :-)). I think that we achieve better results because everybody is trying to find the best solution, not only me.
19. David presents at many different groups and organizations. I had him present at my Vistage All City event in September in Orange County, CA. I think if you check his website, there may well be a list of appearances. I haven't looked lately.
20. The absolute truth of David's hypothesis can be found in "It's Your Ship" a wonderful supporting read by Commander (Ret) Michael Abrashoff Captain of the Benfold - what is not the best ship in the navy having beat all records going back to 1908. We have distributed this to hundreds of manufacturing infrastructure leaders. He and his message (totally aligned with David's message) was the top hit at the world's largest Lean Conference in 2008 - and he has appeared at more since. Superb Message!