• Demonstrate respect for everyone
• Communicate transparently
• Role model honesty & ethics

• Serve as an expert for your clients
• Be curious, ask questions and continuously learn
• Be a thought leader of today and tomorrow
• Invest the effort to excel

• Listen well and demonstrate humility
• Trust colleagues, assume good intent
• Collaborate across boundaries
• Seek out diverse thought and background
• Exhibit empathy for others

• Take initiative and be proactive
• Be accountable for commitments
• Be empowered to propose solutions
• Set measurable goals, and measure results
• Maximize operational efficiency

• Bring forth ideas for meaningful change
• Take intelligent risks; learn from failures
• Show courage and resourcefulness
• Lead with agility and resiliency

• Define your clients
• Center decision making around their needs
• Solve problems swiftly
• Demonstrate resilience through obstacles
• Deliver quality that exceeds expectations

“Nasdaq is founded on this idea of leveraging novel technology at the right time and the right place.”
— Bill Dague, Head of Alt Data Research for Nasdaq / Quandl

“Learning, updating and adapting is what dynamic means to me, and that’s what Nasdaq is about, and that’s why it succeeds.”
— Wendy Jephson, Head of Behavioural Sciences, Market Technology

"If someone gives you an opportunity, you better maximize it so that he [or she] wants to give you the next one."
— Adena Friedman, Chief Executive Officer and President

“Our employee networks are vital to the value we create at Nasdaq, being able to bring my whole self to work in an inclusive environment encourages the kind of diverse thought that is the substance of innovation."
— Joshua Machiz, AVP Marketing, Client Experience Events

"Having an opportunity at the workplace to give back to the community is very positive in terms of employee activity and engagement.”
— Reekiran Kahlon, VP Software Engineer, Derivatives Core Development

"We have to do it together; otherwise we will fail, especially when you’re working with the huge systems we are developing. It’s really a team effort to achieve success."
— Henrik Rüffel, Project Manager Senior Specialist