Betty Temple, CEO of Womble Bond Dickinson - The Power of Storytelling, Southern Accents, and Determining What's Essential

E22: Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Transatlantic law firm, Womble Bond Dickinson, Betty Temple. Her 25+ years of experience in advising public company boards on their highest strategic priorities gives her perspective on how to meet the needs of clients in a fast-changing world. Clients describe Betty as a champion for their interests — a leader, an innovator, and a trusted strategic counselor. Betty’s highest leadership priority is to ensure that the firm’s clients receive extraordinary service and legal work from dedicated lawyers. She also serves as Co-Chair of the Transatlantic Board. She has expanded the firm’s ability to reach further in serving clients through the additional mind power, bench strength, industry insight, practice areas and geographic coverage that the combined firms can bring to bear. She has an undergraduate degree and law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Betty’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bettytemple (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bettytemple) Womble Bond Dickinson: https://www.womblebonddickinson.com/us (https://www.womblebonddickinson.com/us )   WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE: Where Betty’s childhood reputation came from as the “two-gun sheriff”. What leadership lessons she learned working as a ranch hand in Wyoming. Why she believes in the power of storytelling, and how she uses it as a leader. Why she’s held onto her Southern accent.  The big Pandemic challenges, and how she’s navigated them. The pros and cons of staying with one organization your entire career. One thing Betty wished she would have tried earlier in her career. The origin of her deep interest in business.  What makes working at Womble Bond Dickinson so special. Finding the balance of being a mother and CEO. The powerful lesson she learned from her daughter when she was in Girl Scouts. The big three priorities she sets for her team. What she’d like her legacy to be at Womble Bond Dickinson. How to instill curiosity in