Running a successful business involves people, processes and products. This book is about the people – written to support teams. Ten years ago, Team Clock: A Guide to Breakthrough Teams was designed to introduce a model for effective teaming. That book was the "why." This book is the "how." The research is clear: Effective teams have common themes. There's an investment in a meaningful mission and clear norms to guide the team toward that goal. Conflict is navigated constructively. Trust c...

As a midlife challenge, author Steve Ritter decided to leave the comforts of home and the daily routine of his office and set out on an epic journey to bicycle across the United States. Ritter wanted to rediscover his rural roots, explore nature, immerse himself in the rich history of his country, and find out if he still had the endurance of his youth. He wanted to see what other people did every day as he sat at his desk.In A Bike across America, he narrates the story of his thir...