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MindSpring Presents: "Greatness" by David Marquet

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  • Presented by David Marquet, former submarine commander
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An animated adaptation of David Marquet's talk on pushing decision-making authority down to the people doing the work.

This MindSpring animation was adapted from Captain David Marquet's talk on Greatness, and is based on his book, Turn the Ship Around! Get Captain Marquet's book at amzn.to/1aKj4G5 This piece brought to you by MindSpring MindSpring is an award-winning agency focused on delivering engaging and transformative digital content. We create digital experiences using exceptional creativity, the best of learning science, and innovative technology. Our team works with the top global brands and specializes in eLearning, gamification, blended learning, video, animation, immersive technology, extended reality, and application development. Visit www.gomindspring.com to learn more.

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What people say. Recommended as an insightful guide on delegation and transitioning an organization to run effectively without top-down control.

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> managers aren't able to keep up and so might find themselves in a position where when they first started managing they were an expert.... Reminds me of this. The value is in the audio but the animation is entertaining. link to this video
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On “When Employees Use Software That IT Hasn’t Approved”

I entirely agree with you. This is the same idea in the Greatness video by David Marquet ( link to this video ) Try to control everything is just futile. I think hiring and retaining best people is the best countermeasure to this sort of things.
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