The Rooftop Podcast

This week we have special guest Rachel Walters, the Principal of Tinker K-8 School on MacDill Airforce Base, joining Scott to break down the effects the past few years have had on our children. No matter what arena you are in as a leader, you need to get comfortable with being uncomfortable and one way to do that is by being vulnerable – or as we say it at Rooftop Leadership, being relatable. This is especially crucial when you are communicating with your children as you help them navigate through the chaos, churn, and reemergence from the pandemic. Join us for this episode of The Rooftop as Scott and Rachel dive deep into the importance of mental health not only for yourself but also for the ones you’re leading. 

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This week we have special guest Dr. Don Wood, a clinical counselor and the founder of The Inspired Performance Institute,  joining Scott to discuss the onset of anxiety when your brain is trying to put you into action. As a society, we’ve begin to believe that the visceral response of anxiety is negative, but not necessarily. If you can begin to accept that anxiety is normal and not inherently dangerous, then you’ll be able to keep it from spiraling out of control. Join The Rooftop Podcast as Scott and Dr. Wood breakdown the causes of anxiety and how you can combat it to help navigate your environment. 

Check out Dr. David Rosmarin’s “How to Keep Anxiety From Spiraling Out of Control”: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/thriving-anxiety/202206/how-keep-anxiety-spiraling-out-control?eml

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Have you ever noticed how we tend to have an illusion of control over outcomes? When you focus on the hypothetical of control, you lose your resilience and your ability to lead. As a leaders, we have to manage our energy first before we can lead anyone else - if you can’t manage your own energy and you focus on these illusions of control, fear-based behavior is going to sneak its way in. Join Scott as he discusses how we can overcome this illusion of control and maintain our leadership energy to avoid falling into the trap of fear-based behavior.

Check out Dr. David Rosmarin’s “How to Keep Anxiety From Spiraling Out of Control”: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/thriving-anxiety/202206/how-keep-anxiety-spiraling-out-control?eml

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WATERLINE ARTICLE #10: Revenge and Feuds Are Always Lurking.

When you allow in-groups and out-groups to manifest and operate in modern society, the group becomes more relevant than the individual. As a civil society and liberal democracy we need leaders to preserve individualism and encourage bridging beyond ones in-groups. If they don’t, the status mentality of the group will elicit honor and shame – creating feuds and the desire for revenge. Join Scott this week as he continues the discussion on the dangerous impact in-groups and out-groups can have on the collective.

CONTEXT ON THIS SERIES

In 1917, T.E. Lawrence, who you might know as Lawrence of Arabia overthrew the Ottoman Turks in WWI in modern-day Iraq and Syria, using strategic human connections at the local level. He did so by going into tribal environments and creating a level of trust that unified various tribes around one thing that they could all agree on through storytelling of ‘what could be.’ He wanted to help others who followed behind him do the same so he wrote The 27 Articles to share with them.

Scott has taken these Lawrencian skills and adapted them to the Rooftop Leadership methodology and in this series will share the 27 Waterline Articles for the Rooftop Leader with you so that you are better equipped to lead through the disengagement, distrust, and distraction brought on by prolonged isolation, low trust, and uncertainty. If you’ll lean into these and integrate them into your life and business, you will be more attuned to the people you lead and be able to look at human behavior in a new way that allows you to lead at a higher level.

You can read the original 27 Articles by T.E. Lawrence here: https://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/The_27_Articles_of_T.E._Lawrence

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WATERLINE ARTICLE #9: In and Out-Groups are Natural but Dangerous.

Have you noticed how in-groups and out-groups are everywhere you look? This is bonding trust behavior which is natural - but in these times of low trust and churn, it is being used negatively and we are reverting back to our primal behavior. As a nation, it is necessary that we fight the churn and have a bridging trust mentality. Join Scott this week as he discusses why it’s so important as leaders to not only learn how to bridge beyond your own in-groups but to also exemplify this behavior as well. 

CONTEXT ON THIS SERIES

In 1917, T.E. Lawrence, who you might know as Lawrence of Arabia overthrew the Ottoman Turks in WWI in modern-day Iraq and Syria, using strategic human connections at the local level. He did so by going into tribal environments and creating a level of trust that unified various tribes around one thing that they could all agree on through storytelling of ‘what could be.’ He wanted to help others who followed behind him do the same so he wrote The 27 Articles to share with them.

Scott has taken these Lawrencian skills and adapted them to the Rooftop Leadership methodology and in this series will share the 27 Waterline Articles for the Rooftop Leader with you so that you are better equipped to lead through the disengagement, distrust, and distraction brought on by prolonged isolation, low trust, and uncertainty. If you’ll lean into these and integrate them into your life and business, you will be more attuned to the people you lead and be able to look at human behavior in a new way that allows you to lead at a higher level.

You can read the original 27 Articles by T.E. Lawrence here: https://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/The_27_Articles_of_T.E._Lawrence

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This week we have a very special guest, Dr. David Ellis, joining Scott to bring a depth and science to how societies can overcome divide like we’ve seen in our own country and other societies in recent years. Increasing social capital and bridging trust are just two of the topics these two go deep on, drawing on their personal experiences in trust-depleted, volatile environments all around the world. Join The Rooftop Podcast as Scott and Dr.Ellis lay out the how, why, and the next steps we need to take as a nation to bridge trust and come together to restore our National Myth.

Check out Jonathan Haidt's "Why the Last 10 Years in American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid": https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/

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As Rooftop Leaders we need to hold space for bridging trust to occur and get back to our nature so the people around us can shake off the trance-like state they’re in and join us in operationalizing the upswing. To do this, we need to create environments and communities that care more about how we treat each other when we discuss an issue, rather than the actual issue itself. Nobody else is coming - it’s up to us to make a difference and change the trajectory our society is heading in.

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WATERLINE ARTICLE #8: Change Freaks People Out.

Change is inevitable and chaos is bound to enter your arena, but change management will help you avoid fear-based reactions. By keeping yourself and your organization on a path to order, you help mitigate the amount of times chaos turns everything upside down. Join Scott this week as he discusses navigating the complexity and effects change has on us through these times of churn. 

CONTEXT ON THIS SERIES

In 1917, T.E. Lawrence, who you might know as Lawrence of Arabia overthrew the Ottoman Turks in WWI in modern-day Iraq and Syria, using strategic human connections at the local level. He did so by going into tribal environments and creating a level of trust that unified various tribes around one thing that they could all agree on through storytelling of ‘what could be.’ He wanted to help others who followed behind him do the same so he wrote The 27 Articles to share with them.

Scott has taken these Lawrencian skills and adapted them to the Rooftop Leadership methodology and in this series will share the 27 Waterline Articles for the Rooftop Leader with you so that you are better equipped to lead through the disengagement, distrust, and distraction brought on by prolonged isolation, low trust, and uncertainty. If you’ll lean into these and integrate them into your life and business, you will be more attuned to the people you lead and be able to look at human behavior in a new way that allows you to lead at a higher level.

You can read the original 27 Articles by T.E. Lawrence here: https://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/The_27_Articles_of_T.E._Lawrence

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WATERLINE ARTICLE #7: People Won’t follow You Unless They Feel Safe.

In times of churn it is critical that we, as leaders, create psychological safety for others in all areas of our lives. Safety in this sense is the ability to speak or act with sincerity without fear of reprisal. What happens when you don’t offer this? Trust cannot exist. Join Scott this week as he gives a few personal examples where there was an absence of psychological safety and what you can do to ensure you are creating the psychologically safe environment needed for trust to flourish for influence and impact. 

CONTEXT ON THIS SERIES

In 1917, T.E. Lawrence, who you might know as Lawrence of Arabia overthrew the Ottoman Turks in WWI in modern-day Iraq and Syria, using strategic human connections at the local level. He did so by going into tribal environments and creating a level of trust that unified various tribes around one thing that they could all agree on through storytelling of ‘what could be.’ He wanted to help others who followed behind him do the same so he wrote The 27 Articles to share with them.

Scott has taken these Lawrencian skills and adapted them to the Rooftop Leadership methodology and in this series will share the 27 Waterline Articles for the Rooftop Leader with you so that you are better equipped to lead through the disengagement, distrust, and distraction brought on by prolonged isolation, low trust, and uncertainty. If you’ll lean into these and integrate them into your life and business, you will be more attuned to the people you lead and be able to look at human behavior in a new way that allows you to lead at a higher level.

You can read the original 27 Articles by T.E. Lawrence here: https://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/The_27_Articles_of_T.E._Lawrence

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This past Memorial Day the film ‘Last Out’ was released for the world to see. This film is representative of how storytelling bridges gaps in the times of churn, especially the gaps between civilians and the Veteran/Gold Star communities. We all need storytelling in one way or another, you need to capture your lived experiences and demonstrate narrative competence to put it into the world in real time – this is how you’ll bridge gaps, become relevant and relatable, and lead through the churn. Join Scott for this discussion of ‘Last Out’ and how we can bridge the gap through story. 

Watch Last Out:

Amazon

Google Play

Apple TV

VUDU 

A Voice Never Heard: https://youtu.be/yRxwq2z9mEw

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