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Top Ten Takeaways - Improving Efficacy & Efficiency in the Legal Department

Panelists Ben Eason (Barclays), David Griffin (BT), Emma Jackson (Visa), and Leonie van Gulik (PVH Europe) shared how they set legal department goals that align with company objectives, prioritise initiatives, allocate resources and define metrics to assess progress. Here you will find the Top Ten takeaways from their discussion.

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Character matters: Character Dimensions’ Impact on Leader Performance and Outcomes

By Gerard Seijts, Jeffrey Gandz, Mary Crossan, Mark Reno

In this article, the authors propose an operational definition of character, outline a set of plain-language dimensions of character that they believe to be relevant to organizational leadership, present results from a survey relating these dimensions to leader performance and outcomes, and describe the practical implications for leader character development in organizations.

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Law Departments and After-Action Reviews: Using lessons learned to improve outcomes

Conducting an after action review (AAR) is a critical final step in legal project management, and is also useful regardless of whether the LPM process was in place. In the short-term, responding constructively to the findings of an AAR should lead to greater efficiency, cost-effectiveness, responsiveness, professional development, managerial skills and knowledge. In the long run, the continuous improvement from acting on the findings of AARs increases the value of the law department as a result of clearer scoping of work, better understanding of stakeholders, greater accountability for costs and results, and continuous improvement in how work is done, whether by internal resources, outside firms or a combination.