The 4 Stages of Leadership ft. Scott McCarthy
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 6 December 2024
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
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Scott McCarthy is a distinguished Canadian Army officer whose leadership journey began early, leading him to command an 80-soldier platoon at age 24 and later a 200-member Logistics Squadron, while also serving as a mentor in Afghanistan. He currently serves as both a senior Canadian Army officer and Chief Leadership Officer at Moving Forward Leadership, where he hosts a podcast sharing insights from his two decades of military experience.
Today, Scott McCarthy delves deep into the concept of psychological safety in leadership, exploring Tim Clark's four crucial stages: Belonger Safety, Learner Safety, Contributor Safety, and Challenger Safety. Through personal anecdotes from his military background, he illustrates how these principles create an environment where team members feel secure to express ideas and learn from both successes and failures.
The conversation extends to the delicate balance of maintaining high standards while fostering a supportive environment, both in professional teams and family life. Scott also shares valuable insights on leadership accountability and personal growth, emphasizing how continuous adaptation and humility contribute to creating psychologically safe spaces where teams can thrive.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Dad Edge podcast. The Dad Edge movement creates leaders of men, |
| 0:07.7 | leaders of families, and leaders of communities. We will not only impact this generation of |
| 0:12.9 | fathers, but the next generation as well. The kids we are raising will have better chances and |
| 0:18.4 | odds stacked in their favor because of the amazing example |
| 0:21.2 | that their fathers emulated for them. We are here to change the world. We are here to change |
| 0:27.5 | relationships. We are here to positively disrupt this generation of fathers so no man goes to their |
| 0:33.5 | grave with regret. We disrupt the drift of busyness and replace it with razor-focused |
| 0:39.1 | intention, passion, |
| 0:41.4 | purpose, and direction. |
| 0:43.7 | We are the Dad Edge |
| 0:45.4 | and we're here to change |
| 0:47.3 | the game. |
| 0:47.8 | We're here to change the game. Hey, what's going on, gentlemen, welcome to the Dad Edge podcast. |
| 1:04.7 | I'm Larry Hagner, your host and founder of this podcast show and movement. |
| 1:09.2 | Hope you guys are doing well. |
| 1:10.9 | And can you guys believe that we're in our last month of 2024? |
| 1:15.3 | Like it's, |
| 1:16.4 | it's blowing my mind, actually. |
| 1:18.0 | I'm not going to lie. |
| 1:19.4 | It's an exciting time. |
| 1:20.7 | Holiday season is an exciting time. |
| 1:23.1 | And it's also exciting because everyone's looking towards January 1st for that new life. |
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