Steven M. Smith (www.stevenMsmith.com) is a management consultant who helps managers make more effective decisions. With more than three decades of experience as a thought leader in technical organizations, he shares his know-how through his writing, consulting, and leadership of experiential workshops. He is a founder and host of the annual Amplifying Your Effectiveness (AYE) Conference, at which he leads experiential workshops. Steven can be reached at [email protected].