Leading From Your Core Values

Season 4, Episode 4

Linda Nolan, Senior Managing Director at Northern Trust, and Leading Women Executives Fellow (Fall, 2011), shares how core values provide a foundation for leadership style; and how alignment of your values with those of your employer can empower you to lead with your colleagues’ and clients’ best interests in mind. Linda discusses how embracing this servant leadership philosophy guides her professional and civic roles, where she strives to lead with kindness and compassion.

Discussion Questions

We encourage you to connect with your peer board, team or colleagues to discuss the podcast. Please use the following questions to guide your conversation:

  1. What is the personal, family and community legacy you want to leave behind?
  2. In the spirit of “People don’t care about how much you know until they know how much you care”, what are ways you can authentically convey as a leader how much you care?

HIGHLIGHTS:

Finding the Right Space and Place as a Leader [5:18]
The Financial Power of Women [8:07]
What Executives Need to Understand [12:13]
Women and Philanthropy [13:33]
Focus on the Servant Leadership Model [18:06]