Laura writes. I’m interested in your new offering of an online immersion course. Right now we are in Thailand, so the times for the classes are pretty late for me. I checked the dates, and several after we leave Asia are on travel days, even more difficult. Normally I would say I should wait for the next semester. But I’m facing...

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 (more…)

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. (more…)

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 Process in paperback or on Kindle or iBooks. Contact us to order in volume for your event, book club, or class.  Christopher Avery, "The Responsibility Process guy", founded The Leadership Gift™ Program to make world-class personal leadership development accessible to...

Guest Post by Mark Roberts Christopher Avery here. With pleasure I welcome Mark Roberts again to this blog. Mark is in management in a security services company in London, England. He shares a love for responsible leadership. Read more about Mark at the end of this post. Enjoy. I'm actually writing this post from a place of freedom, it's my choice,...

Accountability is the first tool of management. And, a billion-dollar consulting industry exists to teach organizations how to drive accountability into the organization. But I've noticed this: the more successful consultants and trainers are at driving accountability into your organization, the more personal responsibility goes down. Let's look at why that is the case: Accountability is the first tool of...

Guest Post by Mark Roberts Christopher Avery here. With pleasure I welcome Mark Roberts to this blog. Mark is in management in a security services company in London, England. He shares a love for responsible leadership. Read more about Mark at the end of this post. Enjoy. We've all done it -- I know I have. Over the years, I've found...

An Excerpt from Kimberly Cordell's "What I Learned From Children" Christopher Avery here. I've known Kimberly most of our lives. She married one of my best buds and we've all stayed buds, so I've watched their three girls -- who appear in the photos on every page of this book -- grow into happy and talented women. Beginning a few years ago,...

Guest Post by Cathy Laffan Christopher Avery here. With pleasure I welcome Cathy Laffan again to this blog. Cathy is an innovative executive with a global financial services firm. She shares a love for responsible leadership. Read more about Cathy at the end of her post. Enjoy. Now that I am aware of The Responsibility Process™, I learn lessons in...

There have been countless times over the past few years that I have wanted to give up and give in to the way that society functions – where accountability and responsibility are more of a great idea than something practiced. It normally comes after watching someone who cheats and lies get to the top. It has even left me with...