A Proactive Coaching podcast interview with Scott Centala — former professional baseball player and college coach, now a consultant with the Flippen Group and its sports/military arm Teamalytics, working with Olympic programs, MLB and NFL teams, military special operations units, and corporate clients — hosted by Bruce Brown. Topics covered: the Flippen Group and Teamalytics, turning points in his athletic career including a shoulder injury and identity crisis, what he would tell his adolescent self (take bigger risks), the influence of pitching coach Jim Lawler and unconditional, high-trust relationships, psychological safety and permission to fail, "I got your back" versus "I gotcha" coaching, the best teammates he had (including Jeff Conine), the abnormal path of championship teams, ownership, role clarity, accountability as a form of love, "carefrontation," qualities of the best leaders (trustworthiness, empathy, vulnerability, transparency), Heather Tarr and Tim Corbin, and the book What Got You Here Won't Get You There.
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Accountability Is a Form of Love
Scott Centala, former pro player and consultant to Olympic, MLB, NFL and special operations teams, on psychological safety, permission to fail, and “I got your back” versus “I gotcha.”
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