Pt 1of2: Scott Man: The Green Beret's Dichotomy of War & The Pineapple Express

The war in Ukraine may have distracted you from the US war in Afghanistan. A war that lasted 20 years and cost nearly 2 trillion dollars. You can likely remember the images seen on TV from August of 2021 of Kabul airport as the US pulled out. 1000s of Afghans rushed onto the tarmac of Kabul International Airport, so desperate to escape the Taliban that they were clinging to military jets as they took off. This all happened as the Taliban enforced their rule over the Capitol. War has horrendous costs, but so does abandoning allies. Our guest for the next two episodes is someone who understands the cost of war firsthand. Scott Mann is a retired Army lieutenant colonel and was part of the elite Green Berets for 23 years. He's done military service tours around the world, including Columbia, Iraq, and multiple tours in Afghanistan. He was a he is a warrior storyteller and the founder of rooftop leadership. He shares the rapport-building skills he learned in Special Forces to help today's leaders make better human connections in high-stakes, low, trust engagement. Scott Mann is also a New York Times bestselling author of Operation Pineapple Express. It's a third-person narrative detailing the harrowing story of the veteran volunteers and Afghan allies who navigated the US abandonment of Afghanistan in August of 2021. He has since founded Operation Pineapple Express Relief to support the emergency needs of Afghan allies, such as safe passage out of Afghanistan and unforeseen resettlement needs. Website: https://ScottMann.com www.rooftopleadership.com Social Media https://www.facebook.com/RooftopLeadership/ https://www.instagram.com/rooftop_leadership/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/company/rooftop-leadership https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidscottmann/ https://twitter.com/RooftopLeader https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYOQ7CDJ6uSaGvmfxYC_skQ Part 1) The Green Beret's Dichotomy of War & Pineapple Express A 14-year-old's dream of becoming a Green Beret Parachuting behind enemy lines, to be with a village elder or a tribal chief. War - Alles and the immersion in language and culture The Dichotomy of Being John Wick and Lawrence of Arabia Building Rapport While Tickling an AK-47 Trigger What was and still is Operation Pineapple Express? Why should we have stayed in Afghanistan? Eight years into retirement, The Desperate Call of Trusted Relationships The Cost of the Top-Down Failure of US Foreign Policy Lessons from Afghanistan, Why Most M & A Business Practices Fail Why leadership is about creating psychological safety Curious to discover how tapping into the Anatomy of Meaning can #actualize your #business, #culture, #Leadership, and #tribe DovBaron.com "Those Who Control Meaning for The Tribe, Also Control The Movement of That Tribe" #videopodcast #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #emotionsourcecode #neuroscience #emotional #meaning #emotional #logic #culture #curiosity #humanbehavior #purpose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Connect with Dov Baron:https://[email protected], review, and send this episode to the most thoughtful builder you know. That is how the algorithm finds the people who still ask why. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.