Lisa Lang started her education pursuing a career as a teacher and followed a non-traditional career path that eventually led to her current position as General Counsel for Kentucky State University. By focusing on her passions and making unconventional choices, she has been able to create a space for herself that intersects all of her experience gained in military and civilian roles, while allowing her to live the life that she wants to lead.

Here are some key moments from our conversation:

• What drove you to work with a leadership coach and what have been some major learning points (2:50)
• How did the coaching process help you be more adaptive and resilient in your role (7:00)
• Describe your “True North” as a leader (13:08)
• As a legal leader what are some of the specific challenges of your profession and how do you overcome those challenges (21:28)
• What were some of the key things that helped you make the adaptation from military to civilian environments (27:00)
• As a GC in Higher Education, what are the similarities and/or differences from being a GC in private/public companies (28:51)
• What career advancement advice do you have for legal leaders who are early in their career (32:10)
• What are some of the non-traditional career choices you made along the way and how did it all fit in looking back (34:30)
• When you look back on all of your career pivots, how did they help you get to where you are in your career today (38:50)
• If you could distill everything you know about leadership into one key piece of advice, what would it be (42:10)