In the latest Fearless Female Leadership interview, I had the incredible opportunity to speak with Kimberly Evans, Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Sustainability, Inclusion, and Social Impact at Northern Trust. Kimberlyâs story is a powerful testament to the strength of purpose, the power of people-centered leadership, and the importance of seeking value over validation.
Rooted in humble beginnings, Kim shared how her motherâs example of selflessness and generosity shaped her entire approach to leadership. A defining childhood momentâwatching her mother put groceries back at checkoutâfueled her lifelong âwhyâ: to succeed so her mom would never have to go without again. That clarity of purpose has guided Kimberly through the financial services industry, where sheâs often been the only womanâand sometimes the only person of colorâin the room.
Kimberly emphasized that success doesnât require fitting a mold, but rather leveraging resilience, adaptive capacity, and emotional intel...
"She Got the Raise, the Title, and the RespectâŚ"
Are you owning your value enough?
If that question made you take a pause, itâs ok. Not voicing our value or owning our worth has happened to most of us at one time or another.
But, it doesnât have to.Â
According to DiversityWomen Media, âWomen are often less assertive than men in the workplace and tend to apologize or minimize the importance of what they say when they do speak up-even female executives in meetings with their peers.â
Part of the challenge is that owning our value is a counterculture for many of us.
That was the case for Sue (not her real name:), a 1:1 Limitless Leader client of mine who is a female senior executive in finance. She had a 30-minute call scheduled for her annual review. The call was actually 10 minutes (...her boss was 10 minutes late and left 10 minutes early.)Â
She was rated as âfar exceedsâ due to the growth of her line of business and progress on major (new) initiatives that sheâs now responsible for. âFar ex...
In case you missed my LIVE interview with the remarkable Brie Williams (Vice President, Head of Practice Management at SPDR Exchange Traded Funds - State Street Global Investors), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared:
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