A review by kettlepot
Leadership is Language: The Hidden Power of What You Say -- and What You Don't by L. David Marquet

4.0

The notion that we're operating using Industrial Age methods and words is spot on, and I see it in my workplace almost every day. Although our consequences are less dire, I see the story of El Faro playing out on a number of projects where we're so focused on "red work" to get it done, we don't stop to do "blue work" and ask whether it's worth it to keep going. The book includes a nice selection of "Now that you've read this, here are some situations and how you might apply the techniques" at the back, as well.

Like most books on the subject, this is all great in theory but the culture of the organization and the leadership of the top committed to the old playbook may resist anything other than business as usual, but I can see this being useful in some areas where I have more influence.