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Natural Rewards
I’m an avid road-bike rider, but I don’t deal with the heat as well as I did 20 years ago. This time of year, when the sun’s rays are intense by 8:30 AM here in Texas, I ride at first light if I’m...
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Sunset in the Texas Hill Country
Take a brief break from reading about teams and leadership to enjoy the view from my back porch in Comfort on Friday evening. Click on the image to expand it even more. Join me in Comfort for Global...
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“What Do I Want?” Not “What Should I Do?”
Excerpted from The Responsibility Process by Christopher Avery. Consider this. If you are like most people, you have learned to respond to many upsets with “What should I do?!” Check these examples:...
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How I Practice Responsibility
Among the most important things I’ve learned is this: The Responsibility Process works only when self-applied. (If you have heard this before, and I hope you have, it is always worth revisiting.)...
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Different is not Goodbye – Leadership is a Choice #63
Since August 2013, Jessica Soroky has chronicled her transformational journey on this blog with courage, transparency, and vulnerability. Now she invites us to her new outlet. I’ll let you know when...
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How agile leaders improve results with The Responsibility Process
This post originally appeared on LinkedIn Pulse. Are your agile efforts missing something, but you can’t put your finger on it? Perhaps The Responsibility Process can help. No business sector...
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Joy and Responsibility at Work
An Audio Post Welcome! Rich Sheridan is CEO, chief storyteller, and co-founder of Menlo Innovations in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He’s also the author of the book Joy, Inc. Christopher Avery authored...
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Relearning How to Want
Adapted from The Responsibility Process by Christopher Avery. If The Responsibility Process is triggered when we have what we don’t want, then freedom, power, and choice come to us when we...
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“The Responsibility Process” author interview by Igor Zdorovyak
Whether you have read The Responsibility Process or not, you’ll likely enjoy this interview. Why? Igor prepared. He read the book and engaged in the practices. And he researched my career as well....
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Santa Lost His Sleigh
Our friends at it-agile gave you and me a Christmas gift. It’s a letter from Santa about his lost sleigh, and it starts like this… Responsible Christmas by Henning Wolf, Sandra Sieroux Santa Claus has...
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How to Apologize Responsibly in 4 Steps
My own blunder offered a perfect opportunity to review this clear approach to owning and cleaning up one’s relationship messes. Share your apology tips in a comment. Read The Responsibility...
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Why Responsibility is the Mark of Leadership
When you’re coping you’re not leading. In this video we summarize an hour-long webinar in five minutes. We could summarize it in three words: Leadership is Responsibility. Read The Responsibility...
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The Responsibility Process® 2018 Euro Tour
*Updated 5 September 2018 Join Christopher Avery keynotes, talks, and workshops on The Responsibility Process starting 1 October 2018 in Lisbon and continuing into November. Lisbon, 1 October...
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Ideas for friends helping announce the 2018 Fall Cohort
This post is evolving. I’m publishing it in draft form because it offers information people want now. Please comment to ask for what else I can provide that will help you share this information with...
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We’re now The Responsibility Company
I have much to report. It’s been a while. I intend to be brief here, reporting just enough for now, and then write follow-on blogs. I’m back, mostly I was pretty sick for about three years, from 2015...
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Gabriel’s story about our ability to respond
We’re sharing your stories. More on that below. First, here’s a good one… Gabriel’s realization “I’m in Colombia for three weeks with my wife for a well-deserved vacation. We arrived last Thursday...
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Kimchi’s story: Learning to Live Life Loud
We’re sharing your stories. More on that below. First, here’s another compelling one… Live Life Loud! Kimchi Pursues, Finds, and Spreads Freedom “FREEDOM is very important to me. I would sacrifice...
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The Leadership Gift Program 2019 Teaching Team
Last semester we quietly experimented with a teaching team (as opposed to a single instructor). It was a hit! Why? You can learn so much from teachers other than Christopher. Why? Because they are...
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Who wants to lead The Responsibility Process® workshop mission?
Abundant opportunity awaits The Responsibility Company’s next team member. Our amazing teammates are usually introduced to us by friends. Please share this opportunity with incredible humans...
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What do the colors mean in The Responsibility Process?
Matthias from Germany asks “What do the colors mean?” I’ll tell you… Christopher Avery, PhD, Founder and CEO of The Responsibility Company. His books include The Responsibility Process and Teamwork...
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