35: Leaders With Heart Know That Their Leadership is Formed by the Conversations They Have With Their People.

In this podcast episode, Heather speaks with Mareo McCracken, about his leadership journey, the unexpected story that served as a catalyst for his current leadership mindset and shares a pearl of wisdom.

Key takeaways:

• New leaders often seek control when they are new to their role
• Real leaders help others see the vision, want to follow it and empower their people to do something about it
• Leadership is giving people courage to try something new
• Leaders need to be led as well
• Leaders must be more active in the lives of the people they lead
• Leaders need to be focused on others and not themselves.
• How well you lead is determined how good your conversations are with your people.
• Take time to get to know your people
• If you are thinking about yourself first, you are starting on the wrong foot

These are just some of the takeaways from this rich conversation. Listen in!