As the Legal Transformation wave progresses it also disperses. The term “transformation” once connoted comprehensive, multifaceted change in the operating model. Now, we see...
As Chief IP Counsel and in-house legal teams contend with the increasing pressures facing their organizations in the wake of COVID-19, there is an urgent need to rethink legal...
A key component of IP operational maturity that we have been describing in this series is the recognition of the vital role data plays in operational success. Today’s business...
The first two installments in this series explained the evolution of the Intellectual Property Business Management (IPBM) model, noting that it is not a platform or “collaboration...
Having described the modern Intellectual Property Business Management (IPBM) model in our prior post, we now focus on a key driver in the shift toward IPBM - the challenge of...
Like other legal operations functions, today’s Intellectual Property Business Management (IPBM) model focuses on business impact. The IPBM model has shifted away from managing IP...
In the recent webinar, in conjunction with the ACC (Ontario Chapter), "Optimizing Law Department Performance through Your Legal Operations Function", our panel of experts...
In a recent article in Harvard Business Review, a team of researchers showed that 78% of transformations fail. Their analysis showed that “people are the catalysts of successful...
Change is never easy and organizational change is, of course, especially difficult. Anxiety is generated because the failure rate is high—roughly two-thirds of organizational...
Whether in our business or personal lives, and in spite of end-of-year “quarterbacking,” the turn of the year presents a welcoming blank slate that allows us to focus on the fresh...