“Do you want them engaged? Do you want them to feel good? Do you want them to know that their voice matters? Do you want them to really want to help you? And you don't get that very often by just telling somebody what to do.” - Scott Drake

Welcome to this episode of Tactical Friday! In today’s episode, Scott Drake goes back to target the much-needed self-assessment leaders should consider on the way to evolve their methods. He emphasized the significance of determining the goals of leadership to find out the level of perspective and skill set required towards achievement.

Scott Drake is a sought-after consultant and trainer who made every mistake when rising through the leadership ranks. After seeing emerging leaders on his teams repeating the same mistakes, he set out to find a simpler and faster way to grow leaders. When he couldn't find a shortcut, he invented one.

[00:01 - 00:37] Opening Segment

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• For the first part of my interview with Scott, tune in to last Monday’s episode 

[00:38 - 13:42] Scale Up in Leadership through Awareness and Understanding

• Self-assessment and mindset in the leadership scale
• Understanding the goals of leadership is key. This way, people can perceive the skills needed.
• The four ultimate goals of leadership
• The way to learn leadership focuses on one or some of these four dimensions. This results in seemingly conflicting goals.
• Determine the jobs to fill throughout the course of your career and the level of perspective needed to make those happen.
• Emotion vs. intellect
• Experts vs. leaders on understanding and connecting
• Experts emphasize that their way is the best way while leaders understand subjectivity.
• Perfection vs. situational quality
• Understanding the situation changes relationships. Let others know that they are heard.
• Working through others
• This is applicable everywhere and should be done in a healthy manner.
• It is not about telling others what to do. Be mindful of your methods.
• Scott’s three-step process

[13:43 - 15:38] Closing Segment  

• Connect with Scott (links below) 
• Visit his website for a free assessment and connect with him on Linkedin!
• Closing words 

Key Quote/s: 

“There were a lot of people who just didn't understand the goals, right? And then if they understood the goals of leadership, again, they have the skills to do it. But what are the goals?” - Scott Drake

 “The awareness that these are the overall goals of leadership, and that they're conflicting at times, helps leaders and helps leadership teams work better together and to be able to really accomplish those goals.” - Scott Drake

Connect with Scott

Visit his website at https://www.jumpcoach.com/. 

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