Words matter. These are the best Adena Friedman Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
It’s hard not to take it personally when being wait-listed, passed over for a promotion, or losing a client to a competitor. But while feeling aggrieved may be an understandable reaction, it’s not productive – it’s not a good use of the experience.
We tax our companies more than any other country in the world, so we really are not really encouraging businesses to grow and expand, and over time, that’s going to make it so that we diminish our role in the global economy.
I come to work every day thinking I have to earn my job, and I really believe that. I don’t have a given right to my job; I need to prove my value in my role every single day.
I would like to be known as a great leader, not as a great woman leader.
Entry-level jobs are excellent opportunites to educate young women about the realities of the financial world and can prepare them for the next move up within the firm or another area of the financial industry.
I like the idea of using all this science and technology to allow for our clients to have a deeper insight into the market.
I’m hoping that other people can learn from me, both the mistakes I’ve made or the opportunities I’ve had, or for the decisions I’ve made: for instance, not to go and take a lot of different jobs in a lot of different places, but to stay in one place for most of my career.
Listen to clients, employees, and peers and stay open to their ideas, feedback, and answers. Doing so is vital to the success of any leader.
I just think of myself as a hard-working person who loves my job.
The companies that choose to list on Nasdaq are among the most innovative, risk-taking businesses in the world, and they are proof to us all that prudent risk-taking drives our economy forward.
New products, new markets, new investors, and new ways of doing things are the lifeblood of growth. And while each innovation carries potential risk, businesses that don’t innovate will eventually diminish.
You never stop learning.
To be the best CEO you can be, you have to be passionate about the business you’re running. And I have true passion for the financial markets and the financial industry.
Empowering those around you to be heard and valued makes the difference between a leader who simply instructs and one who inspires.
We need to make sure we are constantly staying ahead, thinking about what is coming.
Every time you feel entitled, you’re making a mistake.
My favorite kick is the roundhouse. I’m very capable of kicking a tall person in the head with a roundhouse.
You need to have a lot of human judgment involved in the financial industry in terms of risk management, in terms of investment decisions, and things that really allow us to blend the best of technology and the human brain.
Be the optimist in the room.
If someone gives you an opportunity, you better maximize it so that he wants to give you the next one.
Some companies have a very well-defined program that they bring young people into to help them figure out what they really like to do to get them exposure to senior management early.
Play well with others.
Don’t assume that opportunity will come to you. Put yourself forward when there is an opportunity.
The ability to have influence and create change and drive the strategy of an organization is really what excites me.
If you’re not making use of even the most routine assignment to learn something, realize that many of your colleagues and coworkers are.
When I was a kid, I’d always wanted to take karate, but my parents wouldn’t let me because I did a lot of other things, including ballet.
Always be listening and learning.
One of many strengths that I often see in successful women on Wall Street is a responsible balance between risk taking and risk mitigation – the ability to assess situations smartly and make the right medium-to-long-term decisions without being lured into reckless, short-term profit-taking.
Nobody gets through life without experiencing some form of rejection, which is why everybody knows how awful it feels.
I feel like I grew up in the investment business. My dad was at T. Rowe Price his whole career. We lived in Baltimore and had a small social circle, so most of my dad’s friends also worked for T. Rowe.
Rejection should ignite soul-searching, and the soul-searching must be absolutely honest.
We have the Nasdaq private market. But we also want to make sure that every investor has an opportunity to ultimately join in growth and the success of these great companies that we have that have been formed in the United States.
If it’s a cliche to say that intellectual curiosity keeps your mind sharp, your senses alert, and your capabilities cutting-edge, that’s because it’s true.
Nasdaq is investing in the technologies, talent, and capabilities that solve the complex challenges our clients face.
Flat-out, the time I wasn’t working I was spending with the kids and my husband.
