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)





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Commentary:


"I read much of your material and respect your work.  Very thoughtful and thought provoking.  I try to be consistent with that excellent standard."                                  Michael Nannes, Chairman, Dickstein Shapiro (Washington DC)




"I have just read your article! I just wanted to say that I thought it was absolutely sensational - right on the point - and I have copied it to each of my Business Unit Leaders. Keep up the good work."
      Don Boyd, Chairman, Deacons (Australia)




"I want to tell you that I was totally blown away by your latest article. It is the most concise explanation I have ever seen on firm economics. Your formulas are clear enough that everyone should understand that in the long run working harder as opposed to smarter is a chump's game. You really just get better and better."
      Ronald Martin, Strategic Planning Partner, Holland & Hart (Denver)




"Just a note to tell you that I thought your article in the current issue of International Practice Manager was outstanding and I intend to use it as a basis for a discussion that our firm's leadership will be having with respect to strategy next month."
      Robert S. Vineberg, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg (Montreal)




"I have just read your article on Strategy. I found it more thought provoking than much of the stuff that is produced on this topic. It is of particular interest because I am managing partner here and currently responsible for our own strategy. I have to produce a paper for my own partners soon and shall certainly draw on what you have written."
      Neil C. Faris, Managing Partner - Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors 
      (Belfast)




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      Lee G. Muthoga, Senior Partner - Muthoga, Gaturu & Company (Nairobi, 
      Kenya)






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      David J. Bilinsky, Editor-in-Chief of Law Practice Magazine






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