On Leadership with Vivian James Rigney and Adena Friedman

Описание: In the inaugural episode of On Leadership, the interview series, host Vivian James Rigney sits down to talk with Nasdaq's Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Adena Friedman.

In this interview, Adena shares the following...

Nasdaq's culture and how they have thrived by prioritizing a "low-ego" environment
Nasdaq's transformation into a technology solutions company and how the leadership team reinvented itself
How Nasdaq has leveraged its foundation as a market operator to become a technology partner and expand into new areas, such as SaaS solutions and anti-financial crime capabilities
Her most significant learning from the last three years is the importance of knowing employees beyond their work product and creating a balance between work and personal life
What she views as the most important quality in employees and leaders
How to harness energy and volatility to grow
How she stays grounded as a leader
Her biggest leadership "growth curve" and what she would advise her younger self

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Adena's childhood goals
02:52 - What's Nasdaq's culture?
04:20 - How Adena gets her leadership team to work together
06:51 - How Nasdaq has evolved and how its leadership team reinvented itself
10:00 - What has Adena learned since Covid regarding leadership
12:30 - The critical trait Adena looks for in an employee
13:38 - Managing time as a leader
14:47 - How to harness volatility for growth as a company
17:09 - Who Adena finds impressive as a leader
18:13 - Adena's leadership journey and when she knows it's the "right time" for a move
20:29 - How to stay grounded as a leader
22:50 - What Adena had to shed in her leadership journey
26:37 - Adena's strategy to recharge
28:07 - What Adena is learning now
29:20 - What Adena would tell her younger self