Posted on November 13, 2012 in General Counsel, Mentoring
Sandra Blundetto, senior vice president and general counsel of US RE Companies, and Clarissa Cerda, executive vice president, chief legal officer and secretary of LifeLock, Inc., led an interactive panel with a lot of audience questions and answers about their forward-looking advice and lessons learned from their own experiences of advancing into and interacting with the C-suite. In addition, the two respected general counsel discussed the evolution of the GC role and where it sits in today’s business world.
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Posted on November 13, 2012 in General News, General Counsel, Corporate Culture, Mentoring
The role of the general counsel goes beyond advising on legal and compliance matters. GCs wear many hats and a few roles brought up in one of today’s afternoon panels included government relations, compliance officers and even human resources.
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Posted on November 13, 2012 in General News, Corporate Culture, Mentoring
Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, discussed during today’s Summit lunch session how our society is not making the most of introverts’ hearts and minds.
She highlighted some of the differences between extroverts and introverts. Introverts feel most alive and energized when they’re in environments with less “stuff” coming out of them (noise, light, etc.), while extroverts are exactly the opposite. She noted, however, that we don’t set up our world in a way where introverts can thrive. Our world is set up for mass amount of stimulation.
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Posted on November 13, 2012 in General News, General Counsel, Corporate Culture, Mentoring
Anne Mulcahy, former chairman and CEO of Xerox Corporation, and Stasia Kelly, DLA Piper partner and incoming US co-managing partner, opened DLA Piper’s second Global Women’s Leadership Summit by discussing their definitions of leadership, expectations of GCs in the boardroom and how female general counsel can make themselves integral to the success of a company.
“It’s All About Followership”
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