S5E15: The Four L's In Changing One's Mindset

“There is a real direct application to being human with what you learn in theatre and Improve.” Robert Bendetti Our guest today is Robert Bendetti, Jr., CPA, who is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Life Cycle Engineering. As CFO, he is responsible for all financial operations of the company, as well as accounting contracts, purchasing, Process automation and IT. Prior to Life Cycle Engineering, Robert served as VP of Finance at Galey and Lord, and CFO of the Coastal Logistics Group as well as a financial management positions within Lockheed Martin, Hormel Foods and Hilton Hotels. Robert is also president and founder of the Global CFO Council. The purpose of the global CFO counselors is to provide an educational and networking forum for senior financial executives to share the best practices, discuss current financial issues, and learn about current topics related to the performance of their job. There are 1500 members, in 32 countries. Robert has a great sense of humor and embraces Improv due to his background in the performing arts. There are four L's that goes into changing your mindset. These include Learning, Leading, Listening and Leaving. The first L is learning which comes from things like podcasts books, mentors, networking, and it could be professional certifications, which is great way to learn in whatever field you're in. The second L is leading which includes serving and empowering others, volunteering wherever you're at. In the current environment, community, civic, and industry associations desperately need folks like us at any phase of your career to volunteer. There's no greater way to learn and change your mindset other than by embedding yourself with others and serving and empowering them. The third L is listening, and a great way to grow is by being a mentor and having mentees and listening to them. Another way to do is listen to your customer, and the only way you can listen to the customer is if you're out with the customer. It is also important to listen to your te