Calum was in command of the flight having been certified as a Captain the day prior. The senior pilot who had signed-off on his captaincy, Peter Docker, was in the cockpit merely as a ride-along, hitching a fight home to England.
Shortly after leaving SFO, just a few hundred feet from the ground, the flight encountered unexpected and significant turbulence - rocking and bouncing the plane and its passengers like ragdolls.
Knowing it was Calum's first flight as full Captain, Peter Docker knew exactly what he needed to do. He sat, hands folded in his lap, with full confidence in the abilities of the pilot he'd certified.
That experience was the start of Peter Docker's philosophy of Jumpseat Leadership. It's a fascinating, powerful, and surprisingly effective approach to leading.
In this episode of What's the Point?, Docker speaks with host Bill Ellis, sharing the essence of Jumpseat Leadership, lifting up others so they can be extraordinary, and how love is at the very heart of leadership!
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