As I’m sure you’ve heard, ACC is celebrating its 30th year. It’s hard to believe that a shared lunch between distinguished members of our profession yielded an idea that has evolved into the leading, global association for in-house counsel. Well, it’s really not that hard to believe — after all, we have more than 30,000… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Leadership
Subscribe to Leadership RSS FeedPart II – A Discussion with Paula Boggs: Retired but Not Tired
Posted in In the House, In-House Practice, LeadershipAfter retiring from Starbucks at the age of 53, Paula Boggs journeyed to her vacation home in Santa Fe, where she suddenly found herself free of the obligations that had shaped her professional life. The phone calls, email notifications and meeting reminders were basically nonexistent. She was living the dream, so to speak, but soon… Continue Reading
ACC: A Circle of Leadership
Posted in In-House Practice, Leadership“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” – Jack Welch “I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” – Ralph Nader These two quotes best express the dynamic, self-replicating nature… Continue Reading
Recognize and Motivate: Nominate a Colleague for ACC’s “Top 10 30-Somethings”
Posted in ACC Docket, In-House Practice, LeadershipAs an associate general counsel and vice president of the Royal Bank of Canada, I have a fairly extensive mandate that includes enterprise optimization, global capital markets and global dispute management. All of my team members are terrific, and, as is the case for many of us, I can never reward them enough for the great work that they do. As a result,… Continue Reading
Things I Wish I Learned in Law School
Posted in In the House, In-House Practice, LeadershipFor my “Introduction to the In-House Practice” class at Georgetown University Law School, I like to have experienced in-house counsel speak to my students. This exposes them to ideas they do not generally receive in other courses, with the added benefit that I always learn something as well. Recently, I asked Mike Dillon, a former… Continue Reading
A Discussion with Paula Boggs: Retired but Not Tired
Posted in In the House, In-House Practice, LeadershipFor 10 years, Paula Boggs served as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary to Starbucks Coffee Company. Earlier this year, she bid farewell to the coffee conglomerate and is now retired at the age of 53 — about 14 years ahead of schedule, according to a recent Gallup poll. For Paula Boggs, however,… Continue Reading
You Cannot Do It Alone!*
Posted in Annual Meeting 2012, In the House, In-House Practice, Leadership, On the RoadLast month, I closed my post Great Leaders Need Great Followers with a comment about the importance of “developing your own network of people whose judgment and discretion you can rely on.” Let’s expand on that thought. You should develop your own network because it is crucial to your success. You cannot do it alone!… Continue Reading
Renewing My Vows to ACC
Posted in ACC News, In the House, In-House Practice, LeadershipJoe Aronds is an Assistant Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc. in New Jersey, President of the New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association, and writer and illustrator of a monthly law-related cartoon, Overruled! When an in-house employment opportunity presented itself to me, the first thing I resolved to do was join… Continue Reading
Great Leaders Need Great Followers *
Posted in ACC News, In the House, In the News, LeadershipACC’s celebration of 30 years of service to the in-house legal community gave me an opportunity to reflect about reasons for its success. I believe the essential factor was the many outstanding leaders and members willing to share their knowledge so others could learn from their experience. One such person was Bill Lytton, the 2002… Continue Reading
Learning the Business: My First Year In-house
Posted in In the House, In-House Practice, LeadershipRachel Okolski currently serves as assistant general counsel and manager of legal resources at the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) in Washington, DC. Her responsibilities include providing legal counsel to the organization, as well as managing the development of ACC’s legal resources and educational programs on topics related to compliance & ethics, corporate & securities… Continue Reading
Courting Uncertainty – Often, There’s No Way to Know What Judges Will Do
Posted in ACC News, In the House, LeadershipGuest Blogger: Evan P. Schultz is Senior Counsel and Director of Advocacy at ACC. He focuses on writing amicus briefs and comment letters to highlight the views of the in-house bar to courts and government agencies. Evan welcomes messages at e.schultz@acc.com. The Supreme Court surprised a lot of people last month when it upheld the… Continue Reading
Preparing the Next Generation of Lawyers
Posted in ACC News, LeadershipGuest Author: David G. Susler. David is associate general counsel for National Material L.P. He is currently the ACC Chicago Chapter’s president-elect and a member of the Chapter’s Diversity Internship Committee. He is also a member of the Leadership Council of Posse Foundation — Posse, Chicago. Many lawyers are interested in and understand the value… Continue Reading
Legal Leaders for Diversity and Inclusion: Embracing Leadership
Posted in ACC Canada, ACC News, In-House Practice, LeadershipGuest Authors: David Allgood is executive vice president and general counsel, Royal Bank of Canada; treasurer of the ACC Board of Directors and a member of the Legal Leaders for Diversity Steering Committee. Kenneth J. Fredeen is general counsel, Deloitte & Touche, LLP, Toronto, Ont., Canada and a member of the Legal Leaders for Diversity Steering… Continue Reading
A Look Back on ACC’s First All-Compliance Conference
Posted in ACC News, In the House, In-House Practice, LeadershipRachel Okolski currently serves as assistant general counsel and manager of legal resources at the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) in Washington, DC. Her responsibilities include providing legal counsel to the organization, as well as managing the development of ACC’s legal resources and educational programs on topics related to compliance & ethics, corporate & securities… Continue Reading
Giving Back and Team ACC
Posted in ACC News, Leadership, On the RoadThere is something fulfilling about working in a team, toward a common goal. In my many interviews with ACC members and at our conferences, I hear this as one of the reasons our members love their jobs. Different from firm work where assignments can be stand-alone and siloed, in house, you are a critical cog… Continue Reading
The Fastest Way to Get Promoted
Posted in ACC Docket, In-House Practice, LeadershipIt won’t be your awesome intellect. Your inspiring presentations are not enough. Even your striking good looks won’t push you over the top. If you want to get promoted fast, there is only one method for certain success: Save the company money. Imagine you’re a fly on the wall, secretly listening in as the CEO… Continue Reading
Networking at CCU 2011
Posted in ACC News, In-House Practice, Leadership, On the RoadIn preparation for this year’s ACC Corporate Counsel University (CCU) in sunny Los Angeles, CA, check out this video from last year’s event as attendees discuss one of the benefits of CCU–networking. ACC’s Corporate Counsel University (CCU) is designed specifically for attorneys who are new to in-house or who are looking to sharpen their basic… Continue Reading
ACC’s 2011 Census Report Discussion with President & CEO Veta T. Richardson
Posted in ACC News, In-House Practice, LeadershipThe 2011 ACC Census: It’s All About You
Posted in In-House Practice, LeadershipThe in-house profession is constantly evolving and adding value. You sit alongside CEOs, vice presidents and the like –– and you are being listened to. You already know your value, even if you have to prove it to your companies every once in a while. You don’t necessarily need a census, or a survey for… Continue Reading
Discovering Your Hidden Talents
Posted in In-House Practice, LeadershipBy Joe Aronds Joe Aronds is an Assistant Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc.. In New Jersey, Joe is the President of the New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association (NJCCA), and writer and illustrator of a monthly law-related cartoon, Overruled! At the inception of my career, it was drummed into… Continue Reading
ACC Embarks on New Strategic Plan, Building Upon Rich History of Success
Posted in Leadership“This year, I have decided I’m not setting goals. Goals come and go. Instead, I want a plan.” –Jay Goltz, owner of five Chicago small businesses ACC has served the professional and business interests of lawyers who practice in the legal departments of corporations, associations and other private-sector organizations around the globe for almost three… Continue Reading
The Year of the Dragon – A Season of Change
Posted in LeadershipCertainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living. –Miriam Beard, business writer This holiday season, I had the good fortune to vacation in China for 15 days, and it was an awesome experience. The highlights of my trip included… Continue Reading
Square One 2.0
Posted in LeadershipFollow along as our new ACC President and CEO, Veta T. Richardson, chronicles her first year at ACC, with this monthly blog series. The voice, views and stories expressed in this series are of the author and are not ACC’s. To read the first installment of this series, click here. On the Importance of Mentoring… Continue Reading
Square One 2.0
Posted in LeadershipFollow along as our new ACC President and CEO, Veta T. Richardson, chronicles her first year at ACC, with this monthly blog series. The voice, views and stories expressed in this series are of the author and are not ACC’s. To read the first installment of this series, click here. Reflections: ACC’s Annual Meeting–My First as… Continue Reading