Level-Up Your Career, Right-Size Your Resources
Modern Business Operations: AI, Automation, Legal, Procurement, IT, and Ops · 2024-02-29 · 33 min
Episode notes
On this week’s episode, host Seth Colaner welcomes Tom Stephenson , VP of Community and Legal Operations at Legal.io , and Tommie Tavares-Ferreira , Head of Legal Operations at Cedar . Tommie is also Cedar’s LGBTQIA+ Employee Resource Group Lead. Tommie and Tom co-host the podcast “Dear Legal Ops.” Key Takeaways: (02:59) Legal ops professionals can level up their careers by taking on strategic, high-visibility projects. (05:19) Aligning careers with company goals transforms jobs into vital successes. (06:12) Take on work to prove abilities to carry out initiatives. Ask for guidance when needed. (08:42) True legal ops leaders streamline complexity to reveal the human core. (10:32) Executive coaching helps identify areas to improve faster. (18:32) Prioritize objectives, analyze data gaps and tailor pitches to audience needs. (29:10) Model honest, kind feedback to normalize hard conversations and avoid conflict. Resources Mentioned: Tom Stephenson - Tommie Tavares-Ferreira - Cedar - Dear Legal Ops Podcast - There’s So Much I Need to Say to You - Legal.io - Cedar - This episode is