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Lead Like Time is a Gift with Blackbaud Chief People Officer, Maggie Driscoll
Description
Maggie Driscoll is Chief People and Culture Officer at Blackbaud. She leverages her extensive experience in human resources to foster a culture that enables Blackbaud to deliver on a vision of powering an Ecosystem of Good® that builds a better world.
Prior to joining Blackbaud, she held senior leadership positions at the Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) and CCBN, and C‑bridge/eXcelon, a technology and business consultant company.
She’s a passionate supporter of cancer research and has been extensively involved with fundraising events for Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center.
Maggie’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-maggie-driscoll-54b6673/
WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER FROM THIS EPISODE:
- Why Maggie came back for a take two on the show.
- How growing up in an Irish household, the oldest of six children, was a sign she’d end up in the C-Suite.
- Her first job delivering newspapers and how it influences her leadership today.
- The success playbook Maggie uses to stay connected with her network.
- The importance of building your network outside the company as well as inside.
- How Maggie’s experience with cancer transformed her career and influenced her leadership approach.
- The inspired moment when Maggie was going through cancer treatment that she removed her wig during an executive meeting.
- How much should a leader talk during a meeting.
- Why Maggie leads like time is a gift.
- The important advice she’d give her younger self.
- The one trait she’d instill in every employee… authenticity!
- What a workplace and the bottom-line would look like if everyone showed up authentically.
- How Maggie’s company, Blackbaud, made a positive impact during COVID-19.
- How a twist in Maggie’s career led to her success down the road.
- The catastrophic cost of turnover.
- How to maintain a strong company culture while working remotely.
HIGHLIGHTS:
How to keep up with your expansive network:
- Follow post updates of people from your network.
- Reach out to them via email.
- Acknowledge their achievements and congratulate them.
Maggie’s advice for her younger self:
- You don’t always have to worry about the next step.
- Really be present.
QUOTES:
“You can learn from everyone.”
Ask, "What can we do together to make it the best?”
“It’s okay not to be okay.”
“When you ask someone how they’re doing; stop and listen to their response.”
On the impact of being a cancer survivor… “Time has become a new lens that I look at things through.”
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