One of my favorite business quotes is by Patrick Leoncini in the introduction to his 2002 book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.  He wrote: "The fact remains that teams, because they are made up of imperfect human beings, are inherently dysfunctional." 

After working at Google for eight years as Head of Product Partnerships, today I work for myself in the area of team development in corporations. My undergraduate degree is from Harvard University and I hold an MBA from Columbia University. 

I focus on the following:

• establishing healthy working relationships
• defining team norms
• reducing group conflict
• using metrics to help guide work

Some of the things I enjoy doing and can help with:

• team development activities
• offsite facilitation
• other corporate learning and development