In this episode of the Everybody Leads podcast, Tim Lupinacci sits down with Jon Olson, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, & Corporate Secretary at Blackbaud. Jon details his leadership journey, from his early experiences in student government to leading in the corporate world. He also shares the hallmarks of his leadership style, including the value of creating a shared vision, providing a sense of direction, learning from setbacks, trusting your intuition, and embracing change.
This week on the Everybody Leads podcast, Tim Lupinacci welcomes Jon Olson, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, & Corporate Secretary at Blackbaud, a leading provider of software services for the social good sector. Jon oversees a diverse portfolio of legal matters, including litigation, intellectual property, and privacy, while managing a 40-person team and a $50M annual spend for Corporate Real Estate and Procurement. He is passionate about sustainability, employee engagement, and business technology innovation and has received many accolades. Jon is a member of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Hollings Cancer Center Citizens Advisory Council and serves on the board of the Charleston Symphony and Charleston Jazz.
Jon discusses a hallmark of his leadership style, which involves empowering motivated individuals and letting them take the initiative on projects. He also shares insights on building a successful legal team at Blackbaud, the importance of communication, trusting your intuition, making decisions by balancing matters of the head and the heart, and building a learning organization by creating roles in which individuals can grow.
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