The Rooftop Podcast

As we approach the three-year anniversary of the collapse of Afghanistan, it’s important to offer reflections on what happened last year, what it means for us today and for the future. Our veteran population and Afghan Allies, those brought to safety and those still at-risk, have been profoundly impacted from the events of August 2021 and many will grapple with the imposed trauma for years to come...

As we move through the 3 - year anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal in Afghanistan, abandonment of our Afghan Allies, and re-emergence of the Afghan Terror State we must double down on our efforts to examine where we’ve been, where we are, and where we are going as a nation. Nobody is coming to save us. If the institutions we count on won’t step up and share these stories and lessons, the GWOT (Glo...

We all struggle. It’s a universal singular, but Doctor Don Wood has developed an approach to moving through struggle that turns it into rocket fuel for meeting your goals. Join me for a powerful episode that can help you play your biggest game.   I’ll see you on the Rooftop!   Scott   Dr. Don Wood: https://www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com/   Own Every Room - https://rooftopleadership.com/ownev...

Who does it take to lead us to better days? Who does it take to lead out out of the Churn and onto the Rooftop. It takes a special kind of leader. It takes a leader who has a unique blend of instinct and skill…Give a listen and see if it’s you.   Join me on the Rooftop.   Scott   Own Every Room - https://rooftopleadership.com/owneveryroom/ Nobody is Coming to Save You - https://www.hachettebookgro...

What do a National Resistance and an American Chestnut Tree have in common? Well, on the heels of the powerful Shawn Ryan episode with Commander Ahmad Massoud and in this time of nobody coming, you’ll have to listen to this episode to find out. You’ll be glad you did.   I’ll see you on the Rooftop!   Scott   Own Every Room - https://rooftopleadership.com/owneveryroom/ Nobody is Coming to Save You...

On the heels of the failed assassination of former President Trump, our country, our communities, our people have been thrust into the Churn of renewed political violence. Caustic commentary on social media, and polarized positions have only heightened the emotional temperature into a trance-state that puts us at a very dangerous precipice of “Shadow Tribalism.” This fear-based trance state is pri...

Are we about to repeat the mistakes of the past? Is there another 9/11 brewing? If so, is our government contributing to this imminent attack? What can we do about it? You and Me? More than you think. Haven't we been here before? We have. Our politicians might be done with the Taliban, al Qaida, and ISIS-K…but they are not done with us. They have followed us home. In fact, the children of our warr...

Podcaster Mike Baker recently analyzed the pros and cons of the Biden Administration creating a partnership with the Taliban in Afghanistan to counter the growing ISIS-K Threat. It seems the Administration is banking on the mutual disdain the Taliban and the USG have for ISIS-K. But, what if that isn’t exactly what’s going on? What if below the waterline, the Taliban and ISIS-K are two sides of th...

You’ve heard me talk about how nobody is coming. That has never been more true than in the realm of national security against emerging terror threats. It seems that only the GWOT Generation is taking the Islamist Terror Threat to heart. And why shouldn’t we? We lived it for 20 years. It’s the GWOT Generation who must be the “canary in the coal mine” for an entire nation who is allowing our leaders...

This Independence Day has me thinking a lot about freedom and the cost of freedom. My friend Romy Camargo is a wounded Green Beret who was shot through the neck defending America. He’s now paralyzed from the shoulders down and lives on a ventilator. He says that although the injury radically altered his life, "the American people are worth it.” Are we? There is a cost for freedom that’s becoming h...

We live in a time of transactions don’t we? It seems like everywhere you look, that people are seeking credit instead of credibility. That runs against our nature in so many ways.  In a recent trip to rural Tennessee to give a talk to the Rotary Club, I re-learned some powerful lessons on leading without a title when times are hard that my Father taught me many times. It’s a timeless lesson that a...

We live in a time of complexity and, at times chaos. The Churn of distraction, disengagement, disconnection, and distrust is all around. Nobody is coming to save us. But, we can still get big sh*t done. Bottom-up leadership is critical. We need your ideas, experience, and leadership more than ever to build communities that are committed to solving these problems. But, wicked, ill-structured proble...

As Father’s Day comes around, I’m feeling a deep sense of gratitude for this wonderful title of “DAD.” For me, this day is about honoring the Dad’s that have shaped our lives and boy do I have a doozey for you today. Pour a beverage. Pull up a chair or crank up that mower and let’s get into the story of “Ben’s Deepest Breath -A Father’s Day Tribute.” Please share this with Dads everywhere.   I’ll...

How to avoid the SHADOW TRIBALISM of a contentious election and the politics of distrust. Do we even need an introduction for this episode? Probably not. No matter who wins this Presidential Election, we’ll be looking at a very emotionally charged and divided political landscape. If you are interested in how you navigate that at a family, community, work, and national level…join me for an episode...

The recent verdict in the Trump trials has created another chapter of heightened emotional churn in America and beyond. Regardless of your position on this and a range of other contentious issues heading your way, how you manage your emotional temperature and avoid the trance state that is so prevalent in these turbulent times, is essential to your business success and social impact. And most impo...

What metric do you use to measure your success in today’s modern world? Most people pursue some type of credit in exchange for work or impact produced. Our individual-focused society seems to demand it. In this time of division and disconnection, however, there is another metric that’s available to us in the form of credibility that packs a much larger punch and actually gets us to our goals in a...

Do you ever lie awake at night wondering if the success you have in your life is a bit hollow? Do you look at your pursuit of material things around status and perception and the time spent away from deeper things like family and friends, and wonder if you’ve lost your way? Do you feel like you’ve run a really effective race, but maybe you ran in the wrong direction? I mean you have the nice car,...

How do we get to our goals when life is kicking our a$$. How the hell do I come close to the outcomes so many of these other people are achieving. It seems impossible. Overwhelming. You can feel stuck. Believe it or not, the struggle that’s in between you and where you want to go is a biological necessity. There is necessity in struggle. Join me and find out how you can repurpose it into the energ...

So many of us are trying to make an impact in this world. We feel a need to create something bigger than ourselves don’t we. We zone in on a book, a project, or a business and we start moving that pen or swinging the hammer with a level of energy and motivation that feels like rocket fuel. But, what do you do when the purpose fades? How do we keep going when the tank hits “E” and it feels like mea...

What does a promise mean to you? What’s it cost to break it? Unfortunately, we’re seeing the answer to this question in epic proportions across all levels of civil society today, to include national security and community engagement. The question we’ll explore in this Rooftop Podcast Episode is, as leaders, parents, teachers, and citizens do we have what it takes to re-commit more deeply to the pr...

Tune into this episode to learn how a trip to my little hometown of Mt. Ida, Arkansas can connect you more deeply to the people you lead.   I'll see you on the Rooftop,   Scott   Own Every Room - https://rooftopleadership.com/owneveryroom/ Nobody is coming to save you - https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/scott-mann/nobody-is-coming-to-save-you/9781546008286/?lens=center-street Lastoutplay.co...

Did we learn anything from 9-11-2001? More importantly, did we learn anything from the events leading up to 9-11-2001? For months, prior to the attacks, the leader of the Afghan Resistance Movement, Ahmad Shah Massoud tried over and over again to warn the U.S. and the West of an impending attack by al Qa’ida. His warnings were ignored as he continued his fight against them and the Taliban with alm...

Have you been told that you need to focus on just one thing? What if there is more than one thing that lights you up? Which ones do you jettison? How do you know that “one thing” to focus on? What’s the metrics we apply to choose. I disagree with this approach. I believe we are in a Churn of disconnection that requires leaders with a full body of work. And when applied with intention and purpose,...

In this episode, Scott takes a final walk down the “Last Out” path and bids farewell to Master Sergeant Danny Patton while sharing lessons learned and best practices from this strategic project to serve you in the big movement you are building. You don’t want to miss this emotional episode of the “Last Out” ride.   Scott   Pre order the new book, "Nobody is Coming to Save You",  here: https://www....

How do we serve others through storytelling when the stories scare the hell out of us?! This is something I’ve wrestled with since I became a storyteller. The answer is, that we lean into it and realize that it’s not about us…it’s about the listener, even if we are the protagonist in the story. I’m so excited to share with you our 300th episode of the Rooftop Podcast and even more excited that thi...