Acknowledgments

In addition to the co-contributors named on the cover, I would not have attempted or completed this project without the talents and TeamWisdom of many other people. My life partner Amy Avery consistently demonstrated (and continues to demonstrate) incredible faith that all things will work out for us. Berrett-Koehler Senior Editor Alis Valencia and production editor Jeff Davis each provided savvy and consistent TeamWisdom in leading us toward production. For these teammates, I remain grateful.

I am also grateful for a plethora of teachers, colleagues, and friends who have each provided me directly or indirectly with TeamWisdom lessons. Some of these people are acknowledged in the pages that follow and so many more will remain silently appreciated.

Finally, I thank Professor Larry Davis Browning of the University of Texas who introduced me to the power of TeamWisdom 19 years ago.

December, 2000                             CHRISTOPHER M. AVERY, PH.D.

Austin, Texas