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The Ingredients for a Healthy Family Business
Seattle Sutton’s namesake and founder keeps her business as healthy as its menus by relying on those she trusts most: her family.
A Chief Lawyer’s Guide to Launching a Legal Department
General Counsel Mark Stachiw is NxGen Partners’ first in-house lawyer. Here, his recipe for startup success.
Why Controversy Can Be Good for Your Career
Early in his career, a contentious turf war taught Bauer Performance Sports’ Michael Wall everything he needed to know about being an in-house counsel.
Should Your Lawyer Do More Than Law?
What makes Interstate Hotels & Resorts’ Christopher Bennett a good corporate lawyer isn’t just his work in the legal department; it’s his contributions outside it.
Lab Tests for Your Legal Department
Acorda General Counsel Jane Wasman shares her formula for the perfect legal department. By Heather Weaver Throughout her career, Jane Wasman, President of International and General Counsel for Acorda, has been drawn to positions that offer room for personal and professional development. From her initial work in litigation to her time working in legislation on Capitol Hill, Wasman has worked …
What Do Cowboys and Casinos Have in Common?
Joining Caesar’s Entertainment was a risk; General Counsel Tim Donovan explains why it paid off. By J.R. Ball Wrangling the legal department in an expansive gaming empire with $8.83 billion in annual revenue takes someone with thick skin, steadfast resolve, and impeccable mental fortitude. Basically, it takes a modern-day cowboy. Fortunately, that’s exactly what Caesar’s Entertainment Corp—parent company of …
New Year’s reSOLUTIONS
2014 is here, what are your goals for the new year?
New Year’s reSOLUTION: Take More Breaks
Harsco Corp.’s Verona Dorch resolves to schedule more time for rest, relaxation and her recliner.
New Year’s reSOLUTION: Penciling in Productivity
Office Organizing Expert Kacy Paide resolves to make professional growth a part of her morning routine.
How to Achieve 20 Consecutive Quarters of Growth
CFO Wendy Beck reveals how Jim Collins’ “Good to Great” inspired sustained business growth at Norwegian Cruise Line.
Why Baseball Might Be the World’s Greatest Business
Instead of centerfield, Major League Baseball CFO Jonathan Mariner swings for the bottom line.
The PBS Method of Management
CFO Barbara Landes’ tips for managing people prove that working at PBS is just as educational as watching it.
Why the Best IT People Don’t Act Like IT People
Ashley Furniture CIO Robert White explains why IT professionals are most effective when they focus on “information” first and “technology” second.
What Chess Can Teach You About Life (and Horse Racing)
How a black-and-white chessboard prepared Alan Tse for a storied gaming institution’s colorful General Counsel role.
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