

How Abundance-Minded Leaders Empower Teams for Maximum Impact
C-suite executives in organizations should look beyond tactical excellence to ensure that managerial positions in IP and legal teams are held by highly effective managers and leaders. To help assess the effectiveness of an individual as a manager and leader, executives can determine if, and to what extent, the individual operates with a scarcity mindset or an abundance mindset. A manager who operates with an abundance mindset brings substantial benefits to an organization.
Carlo Cotrone
1 day ago


How Executive Coaching Can Help IP and Legal Professionals Become Virtuoso Leaders and Collaborators
As a freelance pianist, I’ve played countless pianos over the years, including pianos built from the late 19th century to the present day.
Sometimes I come across two pianos made by the same manufacturer during the same era, with identical design and components. Despite these commonalities, the pianos may play and sound remarkably different. One is excellent, while the other is good, okay, or even awful.
Carlo Cotrone
2 days ago


High Return, Limited Commitment: Consider Engaging a Fractional or Interim Chief IP Counsel
Increasingly, small, midsize, and large companies are embracing pragmatic, unconventional ways of addressing internal gaps in...
Carlo Cotrone
Apr 7


Who's Leading Who? Why In-House Counsel Should Proactively Manage Outside Counsel and Vendor Relationships
If you've ever taken ballroom dance lessons or watched Dancing with the Stars , you may know that each dancer in a pair has a respective...
Carlo Cotrone
Apr 4