Lean Blog Interviews

Episode page: https://www.leanblog.org/437 My guest for Episode #437 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Peter Docker. He is the author of the book Leading From the Jumpseat: How to Create Extraordinary Opportunities by Handing Over Control. He was the co-author of the book Find Your Why and formerly a founding Igniter at Simon Sinek Inc. Peter draws on his 25-year career in the Royal Air Force, and over 14 years spent partnering with businesses around the world, to inspire others to “Lead from the Jumpseat.” There are opportunities today to connect the dots to Lean, as we focus on styles of leadership that are very compatible with Lean. Today, we discuss topics and questions including: Mutual respect… “respect for people” connection What is jumpseat leadership? Humility / courage to ask for help — a culture that invites that? Doing nothing vs. choosing to not intervene React vs. response Planning for likely events – checklists  Standardized Work parallel — Mental capacity to deal with th