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9/04/07 PARTNERWERKS EXPANDS WEB PRESENCE!
To better meet the growing demands of Responsibility Redefined, Partnerwerks has launched several websites: AskChristopherAvery.com, GlobalEducatorsAcademy.com, and KnowledgeTeamLeadership.com. Each site is an extension of Christopher's messages on Teamwork and Responsibility that assist visitors in learning in detail how to apply the skills and methods he teaches through our in-house events and offers. Also added to this list is Christopher's regularly updated blog which can be found at Christopheravery.com/Blog. Visitors are also invited to add Christopher to their Friends list at Myspace (myspace.com/partnerwerks) and Facebook by searching for Christopher Avery.
3/13/07 INAUGURAL GLOBAL EDUCATORS ACADEMY A GREAT SUCCESS!
The Inaugural session of Global Educators Academy was a great success! With 20 business consultants, professors, attorneys, and parents from across the United States, Latin America, and Asia, Responsibility Redefined is poised to change the world through these change practitioners! (more)
3/6/07 FIRST LEGO LEAGUE: Mindstorm Troopers are at it again!
We received another email from the Vawters telling us that they're at it again with Responsibility Redefined! "Thanks again for your advice last year on teamwork," Michelle Vawter wrote. "We wanted to let you know that we won the State Championship again this year and we are going to the World Competition. We have even better teamwork this year since everyone was told about your book when they started on the team. Thanks again for the help! " CONGRATULATIONS MINDSTORM TROOPERS!
1/9/07 Christopher Avery on Valtech TV
Watch Christopher now featured on Valtech TV speaking at the recent Valtech Days. To watch click here. Look under Agile a set of Methods & Skills or a leadership Mindset and culture? If Christopher's video is not in the top rotation, you might need to search or click on the Most Popular button.
12/13/06 Heartland Circle invites Christopher Avery to hold VisionHolder Call
Christopher Avery will lead a VisionHolder TeleConversation Call for Heartland Circle on Tuesday, January 9, 2006 from 7:00-8:00 PM CT. Heartland is a member-based network, offering resources, education, and access to the VisionHolders who are called to be social and organizational pioneers. To register for Christopher's Teleconversation click here
12/7/06 Partnerwerks welcomes Dianne Michels
Austin, TX – Partnerwerks Inc., home of the Responsibility Redefined message and popular author and speaker, Christopher Avery Ph.D., announced today that Dianne Michels will serve as production leader and first point of contact for Global Educators Academy. (more)
Comfort, TX- Christopher Avery Ph.D. will lead a 2.5 day immersion in Responsibility Redefined for human performance practitioners of all kinds interested in learning, applying, and teaching Responsibility Redefined. (more)
9/15/06 Christopher Avery will present at the first Cutter Summit Latin America
Christopher Avery, Senior Consultant for Cutter Consortium Agile Project Management Practice, will join a select group of IT industry experts for the first Cutter Summit Latin America in Mexico City, October 25-26, 2006. (more)
9/1/06 Christopher Avery selected to Keynote Valtech Days, October 2-3, 2006
Valtech Days is a one-of-a-kind technical conference that is designed, organized and presented to provide you with the latest thought leadership and proven techniques and processes in Agile software development.
Craig Larman, Chief Scientist for Valtech and world-renown author and lecturer on the subject of Agile, will open the conference with an inspiring keynote address. In addition, Valtech is pleased to have Burr Sutter of JBoss, our premier partner, as well as Christopher Avery, author of "Teamwork in An Individual Skill", participating with us this year.
This two-day conference will benefit CTO’s, Architects, Developers, Project Managers and Business Analysts. Its unique structure lets you tailor the experience to your needs--simply select the subjects that interest you from those offered each day in the three planets. (learn more)
Dallas, TX -Christopher Avery will lead public sessions of his popular workshop Knowledge Team Leadership this Fall. Knowledge Team Leadership is a powerful 3 day skill-training that equips professionals with a set of individual skills and behaviors to create highly responsible and productive relationships. Thousands of engineers, executives, and other professionals around the globe in have attended this workshop sponsored by their corporations. Knowledge Team Leadership always contains Christopher's latest concepts, tools, and skills for cooperating in competitive environments. (learn more)
6/1/06 Christopher Avery Ph.D. in Fortune Magazine's Issue on Teamwork!
Fortune Magazine - Teamwork is an Individual Skill featured in How to build a great team by Jerry Useem in this month's Fortune Magazine headlined Teamwork! Here's
an excerpt of the article featuring Christopher. Follow the link at
the end for the whole article. (more)
5/14/06 FIRST LEGO League: The MindStorm Troopers WIN WORLD!
San Antonio, TX -We received an update from the Vawters telling us that the Mindstorm Troopers placed 1st for Top Robot Score and 2nd Overall in the WORLD at the FIRST Robotics World Festival in Atlanta, GA. Thanks to those who donated! (more)
3/10/06 Capella University names Christopher Avery a Visiting Scholar
San Antonio, TX – Capella University doctoral student Dayan Douse will be studying the perceived responsibility of senior executive women to mentor other women. He's chosen the Responsibility Process as the organizing framework and asked Christopher to serve on his dissertation committee. Dayan works at DTE Energy Corporation as an IT manager.
2/12/06 FIRST LEGO League: The MindStorm Troopers WIN STATE TITLE!
San Antonio, TX -We received an update from the Vawters telling us that the Mindstorm Troopers won the STATE TITLE or Directors Award at the Ohio Championships and will be representing Ohio at the FIRST Robotics World Festival in Atlanta in April.
"I just wanted you to know how excited we are that we put your principles in action and it helped us win." Gail Vawter said. "We had the strongest teamwork possible at State Championships and received a perfect score at our teamwork presentation and project presentation."
Congratulations AGAIN to the MindStorm Troopers!
1/08/06 FIRST LEGO League: The MindStorm Troopers WIN with the Responsibility Process!
San Antonio, TX - We received a letter from Michelle, 11 yrs. old, and Michael, 14 yrs. old, children of Ed and Gail Vawter, thanking us for the support they received from Christopher Avery's book, Teamwork is An Individual Skill: Getting Your Work Done When Sharing Responsibility. Michelle & Michael formed a team, the (more )
12/03/05 Duke’s Fuqua/Coach K Center of Leadership & Ethics Seeks New Definition of Responsibility in the Workplace
Durham, NC -- The Fuqua/ Coach K Center of Leadership & Ethics (COLE) at Duke University hosted a workshop by Christopher Avery, Ph.D, on Saturday, December 3, 2005 at the Fuqua School of Business. Avery challenged the current definition of responsibility and why accountability fails through his workshop: (more)
11/05 Partnerwerks welcomes Flower De Raadt in Marketing & Sales
San Antonio, TX – Partnerwerks Inc., home of the Responsibility Redefined message and popular author and speaker, Christopher Avery Ph.D., announced today that Flower De Raadt has aligned herself with Partnerwerks as an on-site marketing & sales expert. De Raadt will be responsible for expanding the company’s long and successful history in bringing responsible (more)
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