Happy Tuesday! So it is official – gender does matter – at least when it comes to building better teams. A recent MIT study focused on building more effective teams noted that teams with more women outperformed teams with more men. The full article can be found here: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/18/opinion/sunday/why-some-teams-are-smarter-than-others.html?_r=0 And in another study, HBR research pointsRead more
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Happy Monday! With Thanksgiving around the corner, I found this to be an interesting read for those of you (like me) who get kitchen anxiety around the holidays: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/17/nyregion/considering-the-place-of-the-working-parent-in-the-kitchen.html The article explores the happy memories that surround holiday meals, and how the pressure to produce it, while juggling a full time job, can increase stress, andRead more
Today being an executive or board member is very risky business. That risk becomes even more complex in a private equity firm or venture capital firm. Although many entities have indemnification provisions in their by-laws or other corporate or fund documents, can an executive or board member safely rely on that protection? Guest speaker, Heidi Lawson,Read more
Today being an executive or board member is very risky business. That risk becomes even more complex in a private equity firm or venture capital firm. Although many entities have indemnification provisions in their by-laws or other corporate or fund documents, can an executive or board member safely rely on that protection? Guest speaker, HeidiRead more
Today being an executive or board member is very risky business. That risk becomes even more complex in a private equity firm or venture capital firm. Although many entities have indemnification provisions in their by-laws or other corporate or fund documents, can an executive or board member safely rely on that protection? Guest speaker, Heidi Lawson,Read more
Heidi Lawson a member of Mintz Levin’s policy committee and an internationally recognized lawyer with extensive experience in corporate governance, bribery and corruption compliance matters, internal investigations, indemnification, and directors and officers and fund management insurance in both the corporate and litigation context. A significant portion of Heidi’s practice is devoted to crisis and riskRead more