This holiday season, I'm seeing clients and others attending to four C's of The Leadership Gift™ Program during tough times. Here are four ideas to keep in mind as you celebrate the season with your team: (more…)

"Look" the fellow from Denmark exclaimed while pointing to the visual I'd created the day before. "It's just what Avery said would happen: we had a breakthrough!" It was true. His team had broken through a frustrating and heated issue. Now the ten participants, including Germans, Italians, Americans, and Danes, were expressing relief and celebrating. Why? (more…)

There's a pattern I have noticed in those who belong to The Leadership Gift™ Program. No matter if it is calling into Application Mastery calls, talks with my mentor, or engaging in a conference call with other leaders, when I state something I struggle with, I'm not faced with judgment, evaluation, or advice. I'm told, “Congratulations.” (more…)

I feel a strong desire to share the universal principle of mutual advantage with you because we can all benefit from it. I heard the ideas come out of my mouth while proposing a consulting solution to an executive in charge of eCommerce for a financial services giant. He asked me to describe the core philosophy and approach of The...

Here's a multiple choice question, and there is no trick involved -- choose either A or B: A. I prefer to go through life feeling controlled and controlling. B. I prefer to go through life feeling powerful, free, and always at choice. Did you choose B? Me too. In fact, if you chose A, you're probably on this blog by...

Christopher Avery blogs about Leadership Skills: The Leadership Gift Decision Test