The Graduate at Work

006: Dr. Rob McCleland | Lead Yourself First

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About Rob McCleland:

  • Owner of Upward Leadership--a consulting and training company.
  • Past President of John Maxwell Leadership Foundation

    • I have sat in the big chair in Higher Education, Medical Foundations, and multinational groups.

    My goal is very simple: build hard working, healthy, and fun organizations where people love to serve and give their best. I do that by an unrelenting commitment to clarifying purpose, empowering employees, and acknowledging contributions. I concentrate on the kind of Leadership Development that leads individuals and teams to a more inspiring and more rewarding future. I live it, train others for it and speak about it.

    On This Episode:

    • Rob shares about growing up in a difficult home life and how that inspires him to give to others.
  • Hear about Rob’s college experience as a gifted auditory learner.
  • Learn how to transform your habits.
  • Find out why Rob believes networking is the key to life.

    • Key Takeaways:

    1. If you are not making your boss money, you should be fired.
  • You have to take responsibility for your own life.
  • Make incremental positive changes each day.

    • Tweetable Quotes:

    • “A mentor is someone who loves you enough to say something.”
  • “If you have enough guts to ask any question, I have enough guts to answer it.”

    • Rob McCleland:

    [email protected]

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