An Excerpt from Kimberly Cordell’s ”What I Learned From Children” Christopher Avery here. I’ve known Kimberly most of our lives. She married one of my best buds and we’ve all stayed buds, so I’ve watched their three girls — who appear in the photos on every page of this book — grow into happy and talented women. Beginning a few years ago,[…]

In one of my latest posts, I explained why you’d want to Select Team Members for Commitment, Not Skills. This might feel counter-intuitive at first, but if your team comes together over commitment, skills will follow. Another thing that might sound counter-intuitive: teammates don’t have to like each other. You’ll achieve better cohesion when the group outcome is aligned —[…]

(Christopher here. We are grateful to Bevilledge.com for allowing us to re-publish this post for you.) Getting Out of My Bubble…It’s a Big World Out There It was 4 am on a Thursday, and I found myself driving to the airport. It is early in the morning like this when my brain is the least conditioned. Deep thought comes easy when the rest of[…]

Guest Post by Cathy Laffan Christopher Avery here. With pleasure I welcome Cathy Laffan again to this blog. Cathy is an innovative executive with a global financial services firm. She shares a love for responsible leadership. Read more about Cathy at the end of her post. Enjoy. Now that I am aware of The Responsibility Process™, I learn lessons in[…]