{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Leadership Sovereignty Podcast: Career Growth and Promotion","title":"What Do You Do When Your Boss Becomes the Problem?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1558,"description":"What happens when the person responsible for developing you is the one tearing you down?\nIn this episode of The Leadership Sovereignty Podcast, host Ralph E. Owens II and co-host Terry Baylor sit down with Lawrence Scott — West Point graduate, former Army officer, international speaker, and founder of The LoSco Group — to explore the leadership principles forged in one of the most pressure-tested environments in the world.\nLawrence arrived at the United States Military Academy at West Point as a high achiever — 4.2 GPA, award-winning writer, elite athlete. He had earned his place. But a dismissive freshman English professor made him question everything. Grades that didn't reflect his work. Scheduled office hours the professor never showed up to. A final grade that defied logic. And a system that quietly said: maybe you don't belong here.\nThen came the philosophy professor who pulled him aside and said the words that changed everything: never let anybody tell you that you can't write.\nThat moment — destruction and restoration through the words of a leader — is the foundation of this conversation.\nWHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE\nWhy leaders who only identify weakness produce weaker teams\nHow to affirm strength as a leadership strategy — not just a soft skill\nWhat West Point taught Lawrence about identity under institutional pressure\nThe difference between a leader who develops you and one who diminishes you\nWhy the words you speak as a leader carry more weight than you realize\nHow to protect your confidence when authority figures use their position against you\nThe principle of delegating weakness and multiplying strength on your team\nWhy a simple \"thank you\" is not suggested — it is necessary\n\nTHE REST OF THIS CONVERSATION\nThis episode closes out the run. Here is what came before it.\n🎧 EP187: Lead Your Leader: How to Master Leading Up and Build Influence That Gets You Promoted\n🎧 EP188: You're Not Responsible For What They Broke: How to Lead a Team You Inherited...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HrtAHE3tIaxuHOQdgCfKGWhEfwHl0O5gNGoh7oEDgkY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zNjVi/MDVlODYwMjRlZTZi/ZTk3MzZmNzA1ZmU1/NmEwZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}