479. Lead Your Team Like a Navy Captain with Daryle Cardone

Nov 18, 2024

Captain Daryl Cardone, a former commanding officer of the USS Ronald Reagan, dives into his unique relationship-based leadership style. He discusses the challenges of leading thousands of sailors, emphasizing the importance of accountability and feedback. Cardone shares insights on fostering trust and collaboration over hierarchy, and the pivotal role of questioning in empowering team members. His journey from managing a small crew to a massive operation reveals strategies for cultivating a strong team culture and transforming challenges into growth opportunities.

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ANECDOTE

Unexpected Navy Career

Daryl Cardone's Navy career began unexpectedly.
Initially a music major, he joined the Navy after a hiring freeze halted his FBI/Secret Service aspirations.

ADVICE

Lead with Questions

Ask better questions to improve leadership.
Questions create clarity and empower teams to choose milestones and own accountability.

INSIGHT

Leadership: Art and Science

Leadership is a blend of art and science, focused on achieving success through others, not just directing them.
It involves teaching people how to think and approach problems, empowering them to find solutions independently.

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Captain Daryle Cardone has 5,000 sailors entrusted to him, many of them in their 20s without much experience in life, much less in battle. He has two nuclear power plants to manage, plus a floating runway with multi-million dollar aircraft taking off 24 hours a day. Sufficient to say Captain Cardone knows a thing or two about leadership. We’re thrilled to have him on the show today.

Jay and Captain Cardone have a deep discussion about how to establish a relationship-based culture with a cadence of accountability and feedback. They also talk about the models and systems Captain Cardone has used, especially as he transitioned from leading a crew of 150 to leading a crew of thousands.

You can tell just how much Captain Cardone cares about his team. If you’ve been struggling with delegating tasks and developing your team members, this episode is for you.

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We talk about:

Asking better questions
Investing in models and systems
Establishing standards and expectations

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