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In Case You Missed It: 14 Top Mistakes Made by New In-House Counsel
In case you missed it, I am giving you another chance to read this blog from last year. The content provided by top GCs has [...]
Experience The GC & CCO Advantage: Meet Advisor Helen Pudlin, Former PNC Financial Services Group’s EVP and General Counsel
Helen Pudlin most recently served PNC Financial Services Group, one of the largest diversified financial institutions in the U.S., as its Executive Vice President and [...]
How to Evaluate the Metrics for Your Search Firm
We are constantly being asked by potential new clients to differentiate BarkerGilmore from our competitors. While it may not seem difficult to find an executive [...]
Three Steps to Building a High Performance Legal Team
There’s no doubt that legal departments are being run like a business, increasingly so every day. The 2017 State of the Industry Survey, conducted by [...]
Michelle Banks: How Risk Taking and Dedication to Supporting Women Led her to a Successful Career
Michelle Banks is one of 2018 Ms. J.D "Her Story" Conference Key Note speakers. As a former EVP Sustainability & Global General Counsel, Michelle is currently an executive coach, a frequent speaker [...]
Experience The GC & CCO Advantage: Meet Advisor Haydee Olinger, Former McDonald’s Global CCO
Haydee Ortiz Olinger, who most recently served McDonald’s Corporation as its Global Chief Compliance Officer, adds her expertise to the strategic counsel, leadership development, succession [...]
Seven Steps to Increasing Your EQ
Leaders today require high Emotional Intelligence (EQ) to succeed. High EQ equates to a person’s success in dealing with stress internally, how the person will [...]
Legal Assessments Benefit the Bottom Line
Staying ahead of the competition, combined with ever-changing priorities, regulations and technology, requires a legal department able to adapt to evolving company strategy and be [...]
BarkerGilmore Launches The GC & CCO Advantage
New Platform Provides Enhanced Solutions for Today’s Expanding Legal and Compliance Departments BarkerGilmore, a New York-based executive search firm, launched today a new client-focused platform, The GC&CCO AdvantageSM, consisting [...]
Passing the baton: Succession Planning for GCs
As the general counsel role becomes increasingly pivotal amid today’s climate of increased regulation, succession planning is something that all GCs need to think about very carefully, even if [...]
12 Ridiculous Things Lawyers Did on Interviews
Being in the executive search business for 29 years, you would think I have seen it all. Nevertheless, I am still occasionally surprised by the [...]
Power of the Strategic CCO – Beyond the 7 Elements
What is strategy? A high-level plan of action is a common definition, but that simple explanation doesn’t adequately capture the intensity around the critical role [...]