Ellen In The News

National Conference of Women's Bar Associations (NCWBA) Summit Shares Secrets of Success

Women Lawyers Journal(A publication of the National Association of Women Lawyers, Unique Programs and Projects)Fall 2004, Vol. 98, No. 1 Women from the D.C., Texas, and Alabama bar associations shared some of their more successful programs in a livel… Read More

Where's the Class of '88?

Legal TimesSeptember 6, 2004By Joanne Cronrath Bamberger Ellen Ostrow, of Lawyers Life Coach, is one local career coach who helps D.C.-area women attorneys figure out where they should be in the legal world. Ostrow says that usually by the time her c… Read More

Become a Team Leader

By Marty SwitzerSeptember 2004 Looking to make the step up to a leadership or management role? Here are eleven ways to prepare yourself for success and polish up your skill set. MOST PEOPLE WOULD AGREE THAT being great at your specific job doesn’t… Read More

Facing Defeat

New York Law Journal MagazineFebruary 2004By Wendy Davis “One reason [that many lawyers are unhappy] is that attorneys, whether by temperament or training, tend to approach situations from the viewpoint of what can go wrong – which might… Read More

Someone to Watch Over You: Lawyers Turn to Career Coaches For Help in Their Professional Lives

ABA JournalOctober 2003By Martha Neil “Most any lawyer would welcome the chance to work with a good coach to help improve a golf swing or workout routine. What may not have occurred to many lawyers – at least not yet – is to look fo… Read More

The Passage to Leadership: Aha! Moments Lead to Confidence Perspectives

American Bar Association(Commission of Women in the Profession)Fall 2003, Vol. 12, No.2By Holly English Ellen Ostrow, founder of Lawyers Life Coach LLC and a psychologist/coach who works frequently with lawyers, coached a woman to improve her busines… Read More

Coaches for the Game of Life

MORE MagazineJuly/August 2003By Priscilla Grant Ellen Ostrow, Ph.D., 51, a licensed psychologist in Silver Spring, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., who got into coaching five years ago, brings me back to reality. She says change is change, and it̵… Read More

The Bounce-Back Factor: Even Pessimistic Lawyers Can Learn to Be More Resilient

ABA JournalApril 2003Byline Steven Keeva Psychologist Ellen Ostrow, who is also a professional coach and founder of LawyersLifeCoach.com, agrees with Seligman that lawyers tend to blame themselves when things go wrong. “It tends to be about wha… Read More

Finding the right balance between life and work

Florida Bar NewsMarch 1, 2003Byline Jan Pudlow, Associate Editor Little gasps burst from the audience at the Florida Association for Women Lawyers luncheon when keynote speaker Ellen Ostrow said: “I’m going to ask you to throw away your t… Read More

The New York Times

New York TimesOctober 29, 2002, Page E5Byline Diane Cole When a colleague told Julie Day, a lawyer in Fairfax, VA, that she was consulting an executive coach – a new breed of personal trainer who helps clients develop business acumen and people… Read More

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