For this episode, David is joined by Scott Clancy, who is a retired Major General in the Royal Canadian Air Force and basketball coach. Today, he is a leadership expert and coach. His mission is to make leaders extraordinary. 

It's very clear that he's a excellent coach, because right from the get go, he starts asking David questions about his leadership and entrepreneurial journey, which is why this episode contains so many golden nuggets of information.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• When leaders manage their own mental and emotional state, people respond positively.
• You have to be able to connect emotionally with people.
• Set the intention before you go into a meeting, presentation or other type of engagement.
• When you schedule your time, do so with intention. Know what you want to achieve, what is important and schedule accordingly.
• Journaling takes time to make a difference. For Scott it was about a year.
• Leaders need to be both mentors and coaches.
• Be authentic and be prepared to own your errors.
• Leading is bringing any team towards a goal. Coaching is about developing individuals and their competencies.
• How you approach people and communicate with them is key.
• You have to really get to know people and understand where they want to go.
• Coach people. When you maximize their abilities achieving business goals becomes easier.

BEST MOMENTS
’If you role model, your team starts to behave in a similar way.’

‘The world needs better leaders and coaches.’

‘You're literally opening people's minds and thought processes to what they are capable of.’

EPISODE RESOURCES
Developing Coaching Leaders by Scott Clancy - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Developing-Coaching-Leaders-Fundamentals-Extraordinary/dp/B0C7D37WDV 

 Insights Discovery 

Susan David  

Unbeatable Mind 

Pivot

Guest Bio 

Major General Scott Clancy, OMM MSM CD, served in the Canadian Armed Forces as a tactical helicopter pilot. He taught tactics at the Army Staff college and planned expeditionary operations at all levels of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Before retiring after a 37-year career, he served as the Deputy Commander of the Alaskan NORAD Region and finally as the Director of Operations for all NORAD in Colorado Springs.

Scott’s journey to leading and coaching began with being a Royal Canadian Air Cadet from the age of 14–18. This experience led him to join the Canadian Armed Forces and attend the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean (CMR), where he played college basketball. After university, he obtained his pilot wings as a helicopter pilot for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Scott served on three Tactical Helicopter Squadrons of the RCAF in various roles including as a Tactical Instructor Pilot. He honed his operational planning skills as a lead operational planner for the 1st Canadian Air Division and as the Chief of Curriculum Development for the Canadian Army Staff College in Fort Frontenac. As the head of operations and subsequently Chief of Staff for 1 Wing in the RCAF, Scott was given the responsibility to plan and deploy helicopter forces for the war in Afghanistan, for which he earned a Meritorious Service Medal (MSM). He earned a second MSM for leading the Air Component responding in the aftermath of the tragic earthquake in Haiti in 2010.

Scott’s exposure to NORAD began as he served as the Canadian Deputy in the NORAD-USNORTHCOM Command center maintaining the watch for the commands that are responsible to defend the continent 24/7. Upon promotion to General Officer, Scott took over responsibilities for all operations, personnel, strategic planning, and logistics for the RCAF. It was here, responsible for all of the personnel and shepherding over the RCAF succession planning for advancement, that Scott felt he was at the pinnacle of developing other leaders. Scott was then stationed in Alaska for two years as the Deputy Commander of the Alaska NORAD Region. Promoted to Major General, his final station in the Canadian Armed Forces was in Colorado Springs as the Director of Operations (or J3) for NORAD, responsible for the operational defence of North America.

During many of these years Scott was very involved in the lives of his sons, Mathew and Ryan, coaching both boys’ basketball teams. While posted to Kingston, Scott served as an assistant coach to the RMC Paladins University basketball team. Although his primary role was focused on being a mentor to these young officers, the blend of teaching young leaders and coaching his favourite sport further inspired his study in both coaching and leading.

Since retirement from the RCAF, Scott continues to serve as a senior mentor on courses delivered to senior officers of the RCAF and is a fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. He has been featured on CNN Morning, AC 360, CBC News and CTV News.

Scott now spends his time playing guitar and drums, biking, and swimming in Lake Ontario. He is married to the love of his life, Val. Learn more at www.scottclancy.ca.

 

 

ABOUT THE SHOW
People with purpose make a difference. Imagine a world where more people can just get their purpose out of them, into a plan and then actually make it happen. What a world that would be - People everywhere finding meaning and harnessing that to bring inspiration and energy to each and every day, changing lives for the better. But no one ever achieved anything on their own - we all have something unique to bring and that means we all have to play our part - if we want to go far we have to go together and lead or serve towards a vision of the world we want to see. Everyone has a story to tell, and this show is where these stories come to life.

ABOUT THE HOST
David Roberts is a highly regarded CEO, mentor, and investor with 30 years of experience across multiple sectors. As an intrapreneur and entrepreneur David has bought, grown, started and sold several businesses, working with values-driven start-ups, award-winning SMEs, and multinational corporations on strategies for service excellence, leadership, and profitable growth. David’s passion is for purpose and creating an environment where everyone can succeed, through building teams that get things done, execute on their mission with passion, deliver exceptional service and really make a difference.

ARTWORK CREDIT
Penny Roberts - https://www.instagram.com/penpennypencils 

CONTACT METHODS
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