One of the world's most outspoken, celebrated, and successful advisors on individual and shared responsibility in the workplace
Popular speaker, author, and business advisor on responsible leadership, teamwork, and change in fast-moving enterprises, Christopher Avery, Ph.D., is committed to redefining responsibility.
He supports people and organizations in realizing exponential increases in effectiveness by recognizing their untapped resources already in place. Not content with teamwork and collaboration practices being touted for knowledge workers, Christopher broke new ground for clients with his careful and pragmatic research on individual and shared responsibility in the workplace. This work was readily adopted by groups in R&D and Supply Chain management worldwide.
Christopher's book Teamwork Is An Individual Skill describes the underlying process in detail. He's currently working with Bill McCarley to extend the Responsibility Method and develop new techniques for accelerating performance and improving the top and bottom lines while increasing personal freedom, choice, and power. It's a win/win/win.
Christopher earned a Doctorate in the Communication of Technology from The University of Texas at Austin. He's been president of Partnerwerks Incorporated since 1991 and a senior consultant with the Cutter Consortium's IT and Agile Project Management practices.
With a prestigious group of thought leaders in project management and product development, Christopher co-authored the Declaration of Interdependence (2004), an integral set of values guiding agile and adaptive approaches to work. He is also a co-founder of the Agile Project Leadership Network (2005), an association focused on making great project leaders.
The media recognize Christopher as a leading expert on Responsibility, Leadership and Teamwork, and value his ability to analyze complex topics and communicate their impact effectively. He has been featured or quoted in hundreds of news spots. For more information visit ChristopherAvery.com
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