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Following up on my last post on work-life issues in the law, I came across a couple of new resources you can mine for insight into this important topic. The first is Lisa Haneberg’s “fireside chat” with Passion Catalyst Curt Rosengren. In this half-hour podcast (part of Haneberg’s terrific, ongoing series) the two discuss how we can “spend more of our work hours in ways that enliven our passions.” Understanding and exploring this work-passion connection is key to deciphering what fills and depletes us in the everyday practice of law.

Next on the resource roster is another podcast, this one from David Maister. In it, Maister talks about the importance of developing our friendship skills - which he considers prerequisite to earning and deserving others’ trust. Trust is the foundation of any genuine and enduring relationship – including the lawyer-client relationship. Career success and satisfaction typically grow as we cultivate the ability to regularly build and sustain trust-based business relationships.

To round out these work-life offerings, on January 23, 2007, I’m giving a free 90-minute teleseminar on XE Factor: Creating Work-Life Synergy. The program is hosted by Lisa Solomon’s Legal Research and Writing Pro. I hope you’ll join me. You can register and get additional information here.