“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
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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
Practical Tips for New GCs: Learn. Listen. Lead.
Posted in In the House, In-House PracticeLast Tuesday, ACC’s Law Department Management Committee hosted a webcast, “Practical Tips for the New General Counsel.” During the online presentation, moderators Kevin Blodgett, senior vice president and general counsel, Rockwater Energy Solutions, Inc., and Robin Snasdell, managing director, Huron Legal, outlined 10 practical tips for new GCs. “Begin with the End in Mind” was… 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
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
How to Better Serve Your Client
Posted in ACC News, On the RoadI continue to be amazed by the ACC network and the willingness of members to share the insights gained through their experience. The recent WMACCA annual CLO panel provides a good example. Panelists Jim Bramson (LivingSocial), Angela Ciccolo (Special Olympics), Karen Litsinger (Mirixa Corp.), Brian Miller (The AES Corporation) and moderator Rob Falk (Human Rights… Continue Reading
Advice for Today’s In-house Lawyer
Posted in In-House PracticeThis semester, I began teaching the course, “Introduction to the In-House Practice,” at Georgetown Law School. In preparing for an upcoming class, I decided to do a little crowd–sourcing. I posed the following to the ACC Group on LinkedIn: “What is the one piece of advice you would give to someone going in-house?“ Not surprisingly,… Continue Reading