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Retired nuclear sub captain on how to reframe, remain 'super calm'

Oftentimes crucial leadership decisions are made with little foresight. There is a better way.

L. David Marquet retired from the U.S. Navy in 2009 after 28 years. He was the captain of the USS Santa Fe, a fast-attack submarine, from 1999 to 2001.
L. David Marquet retired from the U.S. Navy in 2009 after 28 years. He was the captain of the USS Santa Fe, a fast-attack submarine, from 1999 to 2001.
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The top leaders at Intel, the dominant chipmaker of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s, faced a big-time quandary in the mid-80s. The industry was at a crossroads, something akin to what Blockbuster and Kodak would go through in the 1990s and 2000s. 

 

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