C Spire’s Post

I'll be honest, I don't know if this is typical or not - my gut says no - but this is clearly a company that truly believes each of those people is part of the San Francisco 49ers team. They don't play on the field, but this shows these individuals that you believe their work helped the team accomplish its goals. And while I could be wrong, something tells me they do more things like this that we don't hear about. #teamwork #leadership #teamdevelopment #culture

This is a great example of inclusive organizational #leadership! While it’s not always possible to fly every FTE to every event, I applaud the 49ers for setting an example here — especially in the era of hyper-segmentation and favoritism amongst teams. Finding a way to acknowledge the contribution of all employees, whenever possible, goes a long way toward reducing silos, decreasing intra-office resentment, creating healthy workplace culture, and motivating folks to do their best work. #Superbowl #inclusion #culture #belonging

Are you hiring a summer intern or are you considering an offer to be one? Check out Kate's reminders on how to make sure your interns are correctly classified (and whether you need to pay them!) #interns #college #internship #unpaidintern #paidintern

Is a student's offer to work "for free" too good to be true? Maybe! I've written an article about the potential legal exposure companies may face if they treat workers as "unpaid interns" as opposed to regular employees, and discussed a possible approach that may minimize the risk. #employmentlaw #wageandhour #misclassification

During a Partner Insights session, one of our summer interns, Aiden, asked David M. Kaplan, C.P.A., "How did you decide that BRC was the right sized firm, given the options of larger or smaller firms?" Here is David's Response:

Helpful insights for building communication skills.

Critical to have the one on one partner mentor and associate liason. A firm with a real interest in the summer student will have 20 minutes with the partner every day and at least a one hour session every week. Every summer student interested in business law should be on two deal teams at all times. Show you care.

Similar mindset to turning over rocks to find the best opportunities in the market.

Check out my article on FPRI about China's semiconductor industry. This piece is heavily inspired by Chris Miller's "Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology." A special thanks to the Asia Program's Thai-Binh Elston and Connor Fiddler for making this article possible!

The first in a series in which I grow increasingly aware of my mortality as we interview our current crop of interns.