Conscious Lawyer

As an international lawyer, general counsel and law firm COO, Kiran Chawla Scarr has spent a global career leading transformational change in the legal sector. Widely recognized and awarded for transformative leadership, process innovation and contribution to the legal community, she is a prominent voice on the future of law.

• PrefaceWhere it beganWhy it is time to change What it means to be a conscious lawyerMy approachChapter 1: Doing high performanceHow we are taught to behaveHow we are measuredHow high performers perceive themselvesThe power gapBeing the Conscious LawyerChapter 2: Leading through changeThe changing role of the in-house lawyerWhat law firms faceThe new generation of lawyersBarriers to changeLeadership skills for leading through changeChapter 3: Choosing I CAREThe need to be client-centricThe need to be humanHow I CARE can helpLEAP I: CONNECT to the leader in youChapter 4: Why egos crush soulsWhen ego serves usHow you see yourself is not how others see you Shades of The Dark TriadWhen ego stops serving usThe Authenticity GapChapter 5: Being your leadership brandYour leadership brand The problem with being a brandNourishing your brandChapter 6: Letting your values speakThe case for values-based leadership Know your valuesAligning behaviour with valuesKnow what your values look like in actionControl your choicesChapter 7: Taking down the maskFinding connection to greater consciousnessStarting with submerging egoLetting go of perfectionFinding compassionDealing with blind spotsHaving courage to take down the maskLEAP II: AWAKEN your purpose Chapter 8: Why results limit usCompetition is scarcity mindsetAbundance is limitlessResentment in past limits our future selfDetach yourself from resultsChapter 9: Shifting your mindset from results to impactWhat fixed mindset looks likeWhat holds us backWhat frees usMoving into growth mindset Believe in impactChapter 10: Choosing greater impactGo in search of purpose Focus on process not destinationBeing prepared to failChapter 11: Focusing on experience every dayUsing flow to deliver outcomesAll we have is the present momentLetting your thinking get in the wayLEAP III: RELATE to the people around you Chapter 12: Why impact on people mattersAwareness of impactImpact on peopleThe cost of impactShift to sphere of influenceHarnessing potentialChapter 13: Being the Conscious LawyerChoosing conscious leadershipIdentifying a conscious lawyerFrom results to peopleFrom profits to purposeThe state of being rather than doingChapter 14: Transforming your impactMotivating the new generationTransforming the experienceFrom tasks to flow activitiesFrom outcome to processLEAP IV: ENTRUST others to fulfil their potential Chapter 15: Why trust mattersThe problem with fixed mindsetWithout trust, there is no leadershipWhat builds trust in the workplaceHow growth mindset allows trustChapter 16: Making learning your success criteriaWhy inclusion mattersHarnessing collective wisdomMaking room for growthMentor a shift to growth mindsetChapter 17: Creating change leaders of the futureWhose potential do you own?Decentralise your decision-makingLess Authority, more AutonomyMake succession your successChapter 18: Drawing this togetherConclusionEpilogueAcknowledgementsReferences

Kiran (Scarr) discusses how leaders need to shift the paradigm from delivering results to helping others achieve beyond expectations. She introduces her CARE model which she describes as "a four leap process that takes you through the shift from leading high performance results to unleashing untapped potential in people."This book is an overdue necessity for the legal industry. We are all leaders, with or without a title, and therefore I encourage you to pick up a copy for there is something in it for everyone.