Stewart Levine's life's work has been around creating agreement and empowerment in the most challenging circumstances. As a practicing lawyer he realized that fighting was a very ineffective way of resolving problems. He designed conversational models that create "Agreements for Results," and a quick return to productivity when those working relationships break down. Levine has worked for American Express; Chevron; General Motors; Honda; NASA; Oracle; Safeco; University of San Francisco; U.S.Depts. of Agriculture and the Navy. He is an instructor for the American Management Association and IBI Global and has delivered programs for Esalen Institute, HR.com, and the American Bar Association, among others. Levine lives in Alameda, California.