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Hello, and thanks for joining us here

for episode 546 with David Marquet.

David is a former nuclear submarine commander who's learned a thing or two about how little shifts in your language can have big impact in your organization, the people that you're communicating with.

He's got some strong praise from folks like Stephen Covey, so you're going to learn, one,

how language impacts your leadership, two, how to use dissent in the workplace to your advantage,

and three, however mistaken coercion for leadership.

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the faster that way now here's David's story.

David Marquet is a student of leadership and organizational design and a former nuclear

submarine commander. He was named one of the top 100 leadership speakers by Inc magazine and is the author of the Amazon Number One bestseller

Turn the Ship Around and the Turn the Ship Around workbook.

David's new book, Leadership is Language, released recently by Penguin Random House.

Big thanks to David for sharing his wisdom with us.

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Here is David.

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