InfoQ: Christopher Avery on Responsibility & Leadership
A well-edited 30-minute video of me answering questions about the Responsibility Process, agile software development, leadership, and teamwork was just posted on InfoQ. The interview was conducted in September 2009 at the Agile2009 conference in Chicago. Thanks to InfoQ and editor Amr Elssamadisy for this.

GenX Sign of the Times
“Michelle” at my doctor’s office twice faxed a lab report to me yesterday and it didn’t come through. After assuring myself my fax was working, I again called this morning and spoke to “Shelly” who apologized and promised to look into it, fax it herself and follow up with me to make sure it arrived. [...]

Leadership Gift preview call set for December 1, 2009
Free 55-minute preview call for The Leadership Gift December 1, 2009 — register even if you can’t attend live. The Leadership Gift unlocks your innate leadership ability. That means it is available to everyone but few discover it and even fewer apply or master it. I’ll show you how. I promise. It’s what I live [...]

Leadership Gift Member Focus on Curtis Verstraete
Each month I interview a Leadership Gift community member to find out what brings them to the Leadership Gift and how it impacts their life, work, and relationships. The purpose of this Leadership Gift Member Focus is to encourage and inspire other members of the Leadership Gift community. Focus on Curtis Verstraete Interviewed by Christopher. Interview notes: [...]

Agile Leaders and Information Radiators: Dry Erase Paint
I lived for too long in my office—a 300 square foot pool cabana next to my family’s home—without a dry erase board for thinking and visualizing ideas. When I finally got one, it had to be smaller than I would like because there is such limited wall space. Here’s a picture of the wall that offered [...]