Episode #9 - being Optimistic with Jeff Stuit (32m)

Optimism, it's one of those unspoken qualities that differentiates a leader from the crowd. Where other's see failure, optimists see opportunity. Where others see chaos, optimists see self organisation. And where others see end, optimists see new beginnings. I came face to face with one such leader in this podcast, Jeff Stuit, the founder of Improvement School. He recently published his book "An Agilist in India", which he wrote while being stuck in a hotel room, 7000 miles away from his home, in-between a nationwide lockdown down & a hurricane; and his stories had me gripped. I consider myself an optimist but Jeff showcases extreme optimism and this talk with him was a profound experience for me. We discussed everything from spirituality to music and I was stunned to how he related every experience as a learning that one could take-away as a human being. This episode is not just an education in being an optimist, it's a showcase of an optimistic leader and the difference it can make in an organisation. I'm your host Vishal Prasad and this is EnterpriseJoy, educating organisations to be awesome! Interesting bits and pieces: 00:01:48 - An Agilist in India 00:04:22 - Extreme Optimism Mindset 00:11:55 - Agility & Spirituality 00:15:05 - Values & Principles 00:19:43 - Self organisation in the India 00:22:32 - VUCA 00:24:32 - Distributed Agile 00:26:53 - Learning from musicians If you like what you hear then do subscribe to this podcast for more of EnterpriseJoy and you can access the complete uncut ad-free episodes by becoming our patron on https://www.patreon.com/enterprisejoy Host: Vishal Prasad (www.enterprisejoy.com) Guest: Jeff Stuit (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefflopezstuit/) References: An Agilist in India: https://leanpub.com/agilistinindia You can also listen to this episode on; EnterpriseJoy Podcast: www.enterprisejoy.com  Anchor: https://anchor.fm/enterprisejoy  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enterprisejoy/id1519016078  Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yNmJjNTBmNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1qUTug6CiY5BOUrlfakhQM  Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1519016078/enterprisejoy  Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/enterprisejoy  RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/enterprisejoy-6V3e4X  Castro: https://castro.fm/podcast/ca896101-d0a0-4a09-8b95-d3e383e90ec2  Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/87pjxr8j  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/enterprisejoy  TuneIn Radio: http://tun.in/pjUBP  Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id3021763?country=us  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_tojwmQMreUzPLiqEE0Upu_sOHLGR4ZN You can also enjoy this Podcast on your Amazon Echo & Alexa Devices via TuneIn Radio; just say "Alexa, play the EnterpriseJoy Podcast".