Everybody Leads with Tim Lupinacci

Laura McDonald – Senior Vice President, Chief Mortgage and Real Estate Officer, Protective Life Corporation

Episode Summary

In this episode of the Everybody Leads podcast, Laura McDonald, Senior Vice President and Chief Mortgage and Real Estate Officer at Protective Life Corporation, joins Tim Lupinacci to discuss her leadership journey and foundational leadership principles. Laura highlights the value of hard work, cultivating relationships, and leading with intentionality and emotional intelligence.

Episode Notes

This week, the Everybody Leads podcast welcomes Laura McDonald, Senior Vice President and Chief Mortgage and Real Estate Officer at Protective Life Corporation. Laura has over 31 years of commercial real estate lending and corporate banking experience. She currently serves on the University of Alabama’s Culver House College of Business Board of Visitors and the advisory board of the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. Laura has served in many leadership capacities with organizations in her community and other charitable organizations.

Our host, Tim Lupinacci, asks Laura to discuss her leadership journey, leadership principles she embraces, learning from mistakes, and leadership inspirations. Laura provides insights into cultivating and maintaining relationships, leading through adversity, and developing a leadership style. 

Other Topics Discussed Include:

• Traits of a Good Leader 
• Leaning into the Power of Building a Strong Team
• The Importance of Learning What Motivates and Drives Others
• Building a Leadership Style by Learning from Mentors
• Being Intentional About the Relationships You Build
• Influencing Others by Modeling Positive Behavior 
• How to Handle Inevitable Mistakes by Taking Accountability and Ownership
• Leading With a Purpose and Making a Difference
• Valuable Leadership Resources and Inspirations 
• Her Advice to Young Leaders 

Charity: 

• This episode is in support of Laura McDonald’s designated charity, the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. We have made a donation to the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB as a thank you to Laura for joining Everybody Leads. To learn more about the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB, please visithttps://www.onealcanceruab.org/.

Additional Resources:

Books:

• Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy Seals Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
• The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell

Brené Brown:

• Website: https://brenebrown.com/   

College Choice Foundation:

• Website: https://www.collegechoicefoundation.org/about#aboutccf

Protective Life Corporation:

• Website: https://www.protective.com/

Contact Laura McDonald:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-mcdonald-87978225/