Resources

Listed below are books, articles, reports and studies that we have referred to our clients who wish to learn more about the issues that have arisen in their coaching sessions, and which they have found particularly useful. Most of the books are available through major booksellers; many of the articles and reports may be downloaded directly from the relevant publisher’s Web site. If you would like further information about any of these, please feel free to contact us.

Legal Careers

Aaron, Deborah L. Running from the Law: Why Good Lawyers Are Getting Out of the Legal Profession. 3rd ed. Seattle, WA: Niche Press, 2003.

Kaufman, George W. The Lawyer’s Guide to Balancing Life and Work. Chicago, IL: American Bar Association, 1999.

Keeva, Steven. Transforming Practices Finding Joy and Satisfaction in the Legal Life. Contemporary Books, 1999.

Sells, Benjamin. The Soul of the Law. London: Element Books, Inc., 2002.


Career Development and Management

Argyris, Chris. “Teaching Smart People How to Learn.” Harvard Business Review, May 1991.

Drucker, Peter F. “Managing Oneself.” Harvard Business Review, March-April 1999.

Keegan, Robert and Lahey, Lisa Laskow. “The Real Reason People Won’t Change.” Harvard Business Review, November 2001.

Leider, Richard J. The Power of Purpose: Creating Meaning in Your Life and Work. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler, 1997.

Robert, Laura Morgan, Gretchen Spreitzer, Jane Dutton, Robert Quinn, Emily Heaphy and Brianna Barker. “How to Play to Your Strengths.” Harvard Business Review, January 2005.

Loehr, Jim and Schwartz, Tony. “The Making of a Corporate Athlete.” Harvard Business Review, January 2001.

Whyte, David. Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity. New York: Riverhead Books, 2001.

Zander, Rosamond Stone and Benjamin Zander. The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2000.


Career Planning and Transition

Bolles, Richard Nelson. What Color Is Your Parachute? Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, revised annually since 1970.

Ibarra, Herminia and Kent Lineback. “What's Your Story?” Harvard Business Review, January 2005.

Jarrow, Rick. Creating the Work You Love. Rochester, VT: Destiny Books, 1995.

Lore, Nicholas. The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success. New York: Fireside, 1998.

Tieger, Paul D and Barbara Barron-Tieger. Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type. 3rd ed. Little, Brown and Company, 2001.


Leadership

Arbinger Institute. Leadership and Self Deception: Getting Out of the Box. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2000.

Charan, Ram. “Why CEOs Fail.” Fortune, Monday, June 21, 1999.

Collins, Jim. “Level 5 Leadership: The Triumph of Humility and Fierce Resolve.” Harvard Business Review, January 2001.

Collins, Jim. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap . . . and Others Don’t. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2001.

Commission on Women in the Profession. Empowerment & Leadership: Tried and True Methods for Women Lawyers. Chicago, IL: American Bar Association.

Covey, Stephen R. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Restoring the Character Ethic. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999.

Drucker, Peter. “What Makes an Effective Executive.” Harvard Business Review, June 2004.

Goffee, Rob and Gareth Jones. “Managing Authenticity: The Paradox of Great Leadership.” Harvard Business Review, December 2005.

Goleman, Daniel, Richard Boyatzis, and Annie McKee. Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence. HBS Press Book, 2002.

Goleman, Daniel. “Leadership that Gets Results.” Harvard Business Review, August 2000.

Goleman, Daniel. “What Makes a Leader.” Harvard Business Review, November-December 1998.

Hay Group. “The Case for Lawyers Who Lead.” www.haygroup.com 2005 http://www.haygroup.com/library/research_briefs/Lawyers_Who_Lead.asp.

Jaworski, Joseph. Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 1996.

Kotter, John P. “What Leaders Really Do.” Harvard Business Review, December 2001.

Prentice, W.C.H. “Understanding Leadership.” Harvard Business Review, January 2004.

Rooke, David and William R. Torbert. “Seven Transformations of Leadership.” Harvard Business Review, April 2005.


Communication Skills

Drucker, Peter F. “The Information Executives Truly Need.” Harvard Business Review, January-February 1995.

Jackson, Jay M. and Myra H. Strober. “Fear of Feedback.” Harvard Business Review, April 2003.

Krisco, Kim H. Leadership & The Art of Conversation: Conversation as a Management Tool. Mumbai: Jaico Publishing House, 2002.

Scott, Susan. Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success At Work and in Life, One Conversation at a Time. New York: Berkley Books, 2002.

Tannen, Deborah. “The Power of Talk: Who Gets Heard and Why.” Harvard Business Review, September 1995.


Law Practice Management

Hewlett, Sylvia Ann and Carolyn Buck Luce. “Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success.” Harvard Business Review, March 2005.

Lorsch, Jay W. and Thomas J. Tierney. Aligning the Stars. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2002.

Maister, David H. True Professionalism: The Courage to Care About Your People, Your Clients, and Your Career. New York: Touchstone, 2000.

Maister, David H., Charles H. Green, and Robert M. Galford. The Trusted Advisor. New York: Touchstone, 2001.

Maister, David H. Practice What You Preach: What Managers Must Do to Create a High Achievement Culture. New York: Touchstone, 2003.

“Report on the Task Force on Lawyers’ Quality of Life,” prepared by The Task Force on Lawyers’ Quality of Life of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, http://www.abcny.org/taskforce.html.


Marketing

Harding, Ford. Rainmaking: The Professional’s Guide to Attracting New Clients. Avon, MA: Adams Media, 1994.

Harding, Ford. Creating Rainmakers: The Manager’s Guide to Training Professionals to Attract New Clients. Avon, MA: Adams Media, 1998.


Midlife

Brehony, Kathleen A. Awakening at Midlife. New York: Riverhead Books, 1996.

Corlett, Eleanor S. Navigating Midlife: Using Typology as a Guide. Mountain View, CA: Davies-Black Publishing, 1993.

Hillman, James. The Soul’s Code: In Search of Character and Calling. New York: Random House, 1996.

Hollis, John. The Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning in Midlife. Toronto: Inner City Books, 1993.

Hudson, Frederic M. Mastering the Art of Self-Renewal: Adulthood as Continual Revitalization. New York: MJF Books, 1999.

Keegan, Robert. The Evolving Self: Problem and Process in Human Development. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1982.


Stress Management

Benson, Herbert. “Are You Working Too Hard? A Conversation with Mind/Body Researcher Herbert Benson.” Harvard Business Review, November 2005.

Elwork, Amiram. Stress Management for Lawyers: How to Increase Personal & Professional Satisfaction in the Law. 2nd ed, Gwynedd, PA: Vorkell Group, 1997.

Hallowell, Edward M. “Overloaded Circuits: Why Smart People Underperform.” Harvard Business Review, January 2005.

Harris, Rachel. 20-Minute Retreats. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 2000.

Hewlett, Sylvia Ann. “Executive Women and the Myth of Having It All.” Harvard Business Review, April 2002.

Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. New York: Dell Books, 1990.

Kundtz, David. Stopping: How to Be Still When You Have to Keep Going. Conari Press, 1998.

Kundtz, David. Quiet Mind: One-Minute Retreats from a Busy World. Red Wheel/Weiser, 2003.

Strozzi, Richard. Holding the Center: Sanctuary in a Time of Confusion. Berkeley, CA: Frog Ltd., 1997.

Sull, Donald N. “Do Your Commitments Match Your Convictions?” Harvard Business Review, January 2005.


Diversity

Fels, Anna. “Do Women Lack Ambition?” Harvard Business Review, April 2004.

Hewlett, Sylvia Ann, Carolyn Buck Luce, and Cornel West. “Leadership in Your Midst: Tapping the Hidden Strengths of Minority Executives.” Harvard Business Review, November 2005.

Wellington, Sheila, Marcia Brumit Kropf, and Paulette R. Gerkovich. “What’s Holding Women Back.” Harvard Business Review, June 2003.

Sharpe, Rochelle. “As Leaders, Women Rule.” Business Week Online, November 20, 2000.

Thomas, David A. and Robin J. Ely. “Making Differences Matter: A New Paradigm for Managing Diversity.” Harvard Business Review, September 1996.