How Personal Values Shape Effective Leadership with Dr. Hilary Sackett-Taylor

In this insightful interview, Dr. Hilary Sackett-Taylor shares her journey in leadership, the importance of vulnerability, and her innovative ALIGN framework for values-driven decision-making. Discover how personal experiences shape leadership styles and the critical role of interdependence and authenticity in effective leadership.Subscribe to her Substack: ALIGNHillary Sackett-Taylor is an academic leader, economist, author, and leadership coach whose work bridges higher education, personal growth, and systems thinking. In addition to her history of university administrative leadership, she has taught economics for more than a decade and has developed interdisciplinary honors curriculum centered on leadership, ethics, and social impact.Outside of higher education, Hillary is the creator of the ALIGN framework, a leadership and personal development model that helps individuals reconnect with their values, intuition, and authentic direction in the midst of achievement-driven cultures. Through her writing, speaking, and coaching, she explores the intersection of burnout, identity, power structures, and aligned leadership, blending personal narrative with insights from economics and psychology.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Leadership Dynamics02:37 Personal Journey into Leadership05:36 Values and Conditioning in Leadership08:55 The Impact of Social Location on Leadership11:46 The Align Framework: A Path to Authentic Leadership16:28 Courage to be Misunderstood19:32 Mindfulness and Self-Compassion in Leadership25:41 Engaging Gen Z in Leadership Conversations27:44 Building Trust Through Vulnerability30:46 The Role of Vulnerability in Leadership35:32 Understanding Economics and Decision-Making38:40 The Intersection of Economics and Psychology40:30 Cultural Interdependence and Capitalism43:56 The Impact of Leadership on Institutional Culture44:33 The Power of Storytelling in Leadership47:52 Aligning Personal Values with Leadership50:43 Navigating Leadership Choices with Integrity Get full access to CJ's Substack at tellmemorewithcj.substack.com/subscribe