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Leadership Development: Claiming Wins

Christopher Avery — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:50:42 +0000

Wow. Epiphanies and breakthroughs from The Perfect Problem Breakthrough Module 3 today (A Leader Wills to Win: What Do You Want?). I call that “expanding your leadership power everyday.” Claiming Wins This feedback is gratifying. For instance Perfect Problem Breakthrough program member Tim, a business owner, sent me this note 43 minutes into the call. I’m sharing [...]

Audio Replay of Ask Christopher Avery, May 2009

Christopher Avery — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:08:04 +0000

Questions addressed on this segment: Q: How do I recognize its my responsibility when it doesn’t look that way and I want to blame someone else for the problem? Q: Some people (me sometimes) feel the ownership of some domain (in business, technology, etc.) in an exclusive way, so they don’t allow other people to take responsibility. [...]

Leadership: Inspiring Responsibility

Christopher Avery — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:00:46 +0000

I’m convinced that as a whole subordinates will not practice responsibility at a higher level than the leadership to which they report. I believe this is true in business, education, and in the home. So if your team, peers and subordinates aren’t stepping up to the level you expect of them, there might be something for [...]

Responsible Leadership: David Gergen on American business recovery

Christopher Avery — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:35:04 +0000

Here’s an interesting essay in Fortune online: David Gergen on how American business can recover – May. 4, 2009 He suggests leadership, not policy is the cause for corporate misdeeds and eventual economic collapse. He also says that turning management into a profession (like law or accounting) with ethics and review boards is a potential solution: “…advancing [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-02

Christopher Avery — Sat, 02 May 2009 12:40:00 +0000

Would you bookmark or Digg my press release for an upcoming interview? http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=93480 # Would you bookmark or Digg my press release for an upcoming interview? http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=93480 # At Mark Hendrick’s #ISS conference in Orlando listening to @bjperry. Looking forward to making better decisions # Thanks Joe! RT @joemarsh: @christopheraver send out as #iss10 The other [...]

Team Leadership Tips-Free QConn Video on InfoQ

Christopher Avery — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:15:49 +0000

My November 19, 2008 presentation at QConn was recorded by the good folks at InfoQ. The presentation video is edited and posted along with the presentation slides which I posted here. I received a lot of positive feedback on this presentation, so if you are interested in team building and team leadership, you might want to [...]

Infant Swim Lessons – A Must Hear Interview

Christopher Avery — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:40:56 +0000

Press Release WEBWIRE – Saturday, April 25, 2009 Infant swim lessons with Dr. Harvey Barnett prevent infant drowning at the start of the 2009 pool season. That’s the subject as Dr. Harvey Barnett, founder of Infant Swimming Resource, will be Dr. Christopher Avery’s special guest on the next segment of “Beyond Obligation” Barnett has invested 43 years [...]

Beyond Obligation: Stopping Infant Drowning

Christopher Avery — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:12:26 +0000

“In-Abling” a Family to Be Safer Around the Water On my talk radio program “Beyond Obligation” I interview my heroes — each an individual who confronted a reality no one else would or could face, and changed the world for the rest of us. I interviewed Dr. Barnett in February 2009 about his responsibility as a leader. In [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-18

Christopher Avery — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:40:00 +0000

It was a wonderful conversation. Thanks! RT @rikerjoe: Just finished a wonderful conversation on leadership in person with @christopheraver. # Thanks! RT @JennyFlintoft: More friends from the leadership world: @christopheraver @NikiDuffy @divacoachdabney @allaboutenergy #followf … # Leadership Power? Module1 in 82 minutes http://www.perfectproblembreakthrough.com @reply for coupon to get 1st month for $1 # Well said RT @AlFerretti: RT [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-11

Christopher Avery — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:40:00 +0000

RT @markhendricks: What do these people have in common? Santa Claus, Christopher Avery, Bernie Perry, Joe Marsh http://twurl.nl/lmipiu # RT @BreakThruGuy: RT @bodywisdominc “Gratitude is the gateway to JOY” ~~ # RT @markhendricks: @bjperry What do these have in common? Santa Claus, Christopher Avery, Bernie Perry, Joe Marsh http://twurl.nl/lmipiu # Congrats! RT @mcottmeyer: My first Cutter Consortium [...]