It has been an exciting two days at this year’s SuperConference, where senior level in-house counsel from Fortune 1000 and multinational companies in the U.S. come to network and learn from each other. And over the past two days, there was a lot of great discussion on topics from crisis management to being a corporate culture influencer. But I wanted to share some important takeaways from my candid, off-the record, closed-door sessions with in-house counsel. Below are five discussion topics that stood out to me.
1. The focus of a GC on department leadership and how to run a healthy, productive team. This can be challenging when you have people spread out over the world. So what to do when your departments in certain regions of the country consist of a department of one? How do you build that sense of belonging and collaboration within the team? One global GC said you take the time and visit those offices in person, make sure you get to those locations as much as possible. Another suggested that you fly them in once a quarter to be in the home office for team building. The use of video conferencing also is helpful to connect names with faces and build that rapport. They also emphasized the importance of talent management, succession planning, effective communication and the increased focus on mental health and well-being.
