Your Words Matter More Than You Think

Most of 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 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