E-BOOKS:
Passing The Baton: The Last 100 Days (Ark Pub, 2008)

First 100 Days: Transitioning A New Managing Partner (NXT Book, 2006)

beyondKNOWING (IBMP, 2000)

Herding Cats (IBMP)


MANAGING PARTNER LABnotes:
Building An Environment of Trust (2010)

Uniting A Divided Firm (2010)

The Leader's Role in Integrating Laterals (2010)

Whether To Focus on Core Practices (2010)

Managing Partner Compensation & Reentry (2009)

Measuring Practice Group Performance (2009)

In The Footsteps Of A Successful Predecessor (2009)

Keeping Morale Up In A Downturn (2009)

When The Urgent Displaces The Important (2009)

Reflecting On Economic Adversity (2008)

Clarifying The Role of Office Managing Partner (2008)

Handling Boomers Approaching Retirement (2008)

Evaluating and Compensating Firm Leaders (2008)

Deciding To Downsize (2008)

Having Performance Standards (2008)

Handling The Chronic Complainer (2008)

Double Team At The Top (2008)

Preparing For The Worst (2008)


MANAGEMENT:
Rules of Engagement (2010)

Counseling New Firm Leaders (2010)

Getting Partners To Follow Through (2010)

Leadership Transitions (2009)

Handling The Trauma of Layoffs (2009)

The Anxieties & Seductions of Leadership (2009)

Tenure Trap: The Question of MP Term Limits (2009)

Maneuvering In The Downturn (2008)

On The Glory Of Being Managing Partner (2008)

Where New Leaders Spend Their Time (2008)

Taking Charge (2008)

When Needing To Replace A Practice Leader (2008)

Measuring A Firm's Culture (2007)

The Tensions of Leadership (2007)

Successful Transitions (2007)

Management's 2007 Agenda

Addressing Structural Complexities (2006)

Management's Burning Issues (2005)

Making Practice Groups Work (2005)

Selecting Your Next Managing Partner (2005)

The Logic For Having An Advisory Board (2005)

A Profile of Today's Managing Partner (2004)

The Art of Brainstorming (2002)

Planning Your Firm Retreat (2002)

Energizing Your Practice Group Meetings (2000)

Gaining A Better Understanding Of The Partners You Manage (2000)

Working With Your Partners Without Getting Resistance (2000)


STRATEGY:
Are You Being Afflicted With Strategy Viruses? (2010)

Leading Change: Adaptive Approaches To Implementation (2010)

Searching For Opportunities Amidst The Gloom (2009)

Helping Clients Cope With The Economy (2009)

Managing Through A Prolonged Downturn (2008)

Law Firm Strategy Revisited (2008)

Perspectives On Law Firm Strategy (2007)

Ten Steps To Enhance Innovation (2006)

Challenger Strategies: How To Compete Against A Dominant Player (2005)

Strategic Planning - A Report On The State Of The Art (2005)

Firm Strategy & Industry Clusters (2004)

Analyzing Future Trends (2003)

Strategy Lessons From An Old Fable (2003)

The Innovation Imperative:
How to make Stategic Innovation Happen (2002)

Why Strategic Planning Doesn't Work - And What You Should Be Doing (2002)

How Healthy is your Stategy (2002)

Talking With Law Firm Strategic Planning Officers (2002)

Competing Against Size (2000)

A Question of Selective Focus (2000)

Develop a First Mover Advantage (2000)


MARKETING:
Getting Unbeatable Testimonials (2009)

Client Teams: A Look At Current Practices (2009)

Enhanced Focus on Key Clients Yields Results (2006)

Protecting Your Crown Jewels (2006)

Marketing Your Merger (2006)

Genuine Client Focus: Managing The Sophisticated Client's Expectations (2004)

Understanding Client's Needs (2003)


CORPORATE COUNSEL:
Seven Questions To Ask Yourself (2009)

Acknowledge Your People's Endeavors (2008)

Take Time To Be Inspiring (2008)

You Get What You Deserve (2008)

Seeing Through Your Client's Eyes (2007)

Defining Your Performance Metrics (2007)

The Quest For Seamless Service (2005)


E-MAGAZINES:
Innovation In The Practice of Law (COLPM, 2006)


SPECIAL ADVISORY ARTICLES
The Managing Partner Academy: Series of Articles & Advisories

The Disruptive But Inevitable Move To Alternative Fees (2009)

Managing Through The Downturn (2008 - Present)


Perspectives On Law Firm Strategy (2007)

In 2004 I was asked if I would author a brief, highly pragmatic and regular column for the ABA’s Law Practice Magazine addressing important strategic issues that law firms, of all sizes, face on a continuing basis. To my chagrin, attempting to be relevant and prescriptive in a very brief number of words can be far more challenging than I ever imagined. What follows here are a number of my perspectives.


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