What happens when the person responsible for developing you is the one tearing you down?
Lawrence Scott — West Point graduate, former Army officer, international speaker, and founder of The LoSco Group — joins host Ralph E. Owens II and co-host Terry Baylor to unpack a defining moment at the United States Military Academy that nearly destroyed his confidence and the leadership principles that came out of it.
One professor dismissed him. Gave him grades that didn't reflect his work. Never showed up to scheduled office hours. And left him asking: do I even belong here?
Then one conversation with a philosophy professor changed everything.
This episode is about the power leaders hold over the people they develop — and why affirming strength always outperforms attacking weakness.
In this episode:
- Why leaders who only identify weakness produce weaker teams
- How to affirm strength as a deliberate leadership strategy
- What West Point taught Lawrence about identity under pressure
- The difference between a leader who develops you and one who diminishes you
- Why a simple "thank you" is not suggested — it is necessary
- How to protect your confidence when authority figures work against you
- The principle of delegating weakness and multiplying strength
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