In this interview, you’ll learn how leaders often struggle with their processes or the relationship side of work. Glain Roberts-McCabe is the CEO of Roundtable a Leadership Training business. One of my favorite parts of the interview is when she talks about understanding the “what” and the “how” of leadership.

Highlights from the interview:

• Why she was leading as a young kid.
• She knew what she wanted to do at a young age.
• Why you shouldn’t alway listen to your mentors.
• Why she looked at her career as a giant pie in her twenties.
• How she found opportunities in her career.
• Understanding what gives you energy as a leader.
• How she leveraged her personality to grow her career.
• Creating curriculum for businesses and how it led to her starting her business.
• Why leaders need to work on their empathy skills to help their employees succeed.
• Two sides to the balance sheet.
• The smarter leaders are, the better they are at the “what” stuff.
• The “how” is harder for smart people.
• How to balance the “what” and the “how” as a leader.
• Building awareness in leaders so they can hack their system.
• The question that helps leaders unlock their empathetic side.
• The beauty of leadership is that we have a lot of levers to use.
• Keeping our ego in check as a leader.
• What she struggles with in her business.
• Getting clearer on the vision on the company’s purpose.
• Picking a niche and being the “go to person” in that area.
• What a leader can practice to become a better leader.
• Why leadership is an inside out game.
• Make sure you are developing your culture so people understand where the company is headed.
• Understanding where you are weird and how to leverage this trait in your career.

You can learn more about Glain Roberts-McCabe over at Roundtable. You can also connect with her on LinkedIn. 

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