“Teamwork Is An Individual Skill” now available for the Kindle

I was on Amazon last week grabbing the link for my book to send someone when I realized the product I was looking at was not the paperback version of Teamwork Is An Individual Skill but the Kindle version. I feel fortunate that the book is still in print and selling as strong as ever, [...]

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Team Leadership Tips-Free QConn Video on InfoQ

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 [...]

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Responsible Team Leadership interview scheduled with Simon Walker

World Champion Around-the-World Sailing Challenge
I’ll be talking with London-based Simon Walker about leading and building championship teams, something he knows a lot about firsthand. Simon has led teams on polar expeditions and round-the-world yacht races.
When, How to Listen
Wednesday, January 7, 9AM US Central / 3PM UK  on my Christopher Avery Lead Team Succeed talk radio [...]

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Speaking at QCon 2008, San Francisco, November 19-21

People ask “Christopher, are you still working in agile project management, software development, and IT in general?”
You bet! Just because demand for Responsibility Redefined™ is spreading to other areas (and especially to executive leadership!) does not mean I’ve left the agile community. I just taught a two-workshop in Mexico City called
“Mastering Personal Agility for Executive [...]

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Buy Teamwork Is an Individual Skill before the price hike

Can you believe that my book, Teamwork Is an Individual Skill: Getting Your Work Done When Sharing Responsibility, is in its, what, 8th printing (I think)? My publisher just told me that they are raising the price again to $20.95. So if you’ve been thinking about ordering it (hint hint) now is the time to [...]

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