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> [“I describe the bridge to leader-leader and supporting pillars. The bridge is control, divesting control to others in your organization while keeping responsibility. Control, we discovered, only works with a competent workforce that understands the organization’s purpose. Hence, as control…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-david-marquet/i-describe-the-bridge-to-leader-leader-and-supporting-pillars-the/)

[L. David Marquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-david-marquet/)

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## More by L. David Marquet

> [“Focusing on avoiding mistakes takes our focus away from becoming truly exceptional. Once a ship has achieved success merely in the form of preventing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-david-marquet/focusing-on-avoiding-mistakes-takes-our-focus-away-from-becoming/)

[L. David Marquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-david-marquet/)

> [“Leadership is communicating to people their worth and potential so clearly that they are inspired to see it in themselves.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-david-marquet/leadership-is-communicating-to-people-their-worth-and-potential-so/)

[L. David Marquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-david-marquet/)

> [“I describe the bridge to leader-leader and supporting pillars. The bridge is control, divesting control to others in your organization while keeping responsibility. Control,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-david-marquet/i-describe-the-bridge-to-leader-leader-and-supporting-pillars-the/)

[L. David Marquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-david-marquet/)

> [“David Marquet’s message in Turn the Ship Around! inspires the empowerment of engaged people and leadership at all levels. He encourages leaders to release…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-david-marquet/david-marquet-s-message-in-turn-the-ship-around-inspires-the/)

[L. David Marquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-david-marquet/)

> [“The practice outweighs the rhetoric. In”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-david-marquet/the-practice-outweighs-the-rhetoric-in/)

[L. David Marquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-david-marquet/)

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