Better Decisions, Better Learning: A Leader's Guide to Smarter Strategies
Decisions made under pressure can often be clouded by personal biases and immediate concerns. In this exclusive webinar, David Marquet, best-selling author of Turn the Ship Around, and Jerry Zandstra of Ingenuiti, discuss how leaders can cultivate a mindset that allows them to make clear, intentional, and thoughtful decisions.
The conversation explores David’s newest book, Distancing, and the powerful concept of psychological distancing. By learning to view situations from a different perspective, leaders can overcome the common pitfalls of hurried decisions and analysis paralysis.
Key Takeaways
- Understanding the "Immersed Self": Explore how being "immersed" in a situation—feeling excited, stressed, or threatened—narrows your perspective and can lead to poor decision-making. This is the "me here now" viewpoint from which you experience the world.
- The Power of Distancing: Learn how simple shifts in language and perspective can help you "rise above the immediate pressures" to see the "broader landscape". By creating space for deeper thinking, this deliberate pause becomes a powerful tool for clarity and creativity.
Be Someone Else
Gain clarity by mentally stepping into the shoes of another person, like a coach or a board member, to assess a situation without personal bias.
Be Somewhere Else
Overcome decision paralysis by mentally “zooming out” to a different location, such as a balcony, to gain a calmer, more holistic view of the situation.
Be Sometime Else
Make better long-term decisions by considering the perspective of your future self. This future self is a “better version” of you and is more “consistent with the values that you hold” because it isn’t constrained by the urgent pressures of today.
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Meet Our Speakers:
David Marquet, a retired nuclear submarine commander and renowned expert in leadership and organizational design, envisions a workplace where everyone is a leader and contributes their full intellectual capacity.
He is the author of the best-selling book Turn the Ship Around! and the Wall Street Journal bestseller Leadership is Language. Named one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers by Inc. Magazine, David now speaks globally on his highly effective framework, “give control, create leaders”. His most recent book, Distancing, was released in August 2025.
Jerry Zandstra: Jerry Zandstra is Ingenuiti’s Senior Director of Learning. Dr. Zandstra holds two master’s degrees and two doctorates, and he has been in the learning, training, and development space for more than thirty years.
eLearning Industry (eLI) has named Dr. Zandstra as a Global Learning Trailblazer for 2022 and 2023.