Execution is far more intricate than it appears. In this article, we explore 3 most common myths about execution.

Too many startups chase enterprise clients. Focus on your OAM, the optimal addressable market versus the TAM to maximize the opportunity.

We tend to focus too much energy on figuring out the root cause of what went wrong and not enough time on what went right. Learning to dissect successes is a business practice that can accelerate an organization’s growth.

12 Human Resources terms that can improve your business results. Let your company’s vocabulary drive your culture and your business intentions.

Structure and planning leads to much more consistent performance both for our children, our families and our work teams.  Predictable results require a disciplined approach. 

Music purchasing is a great analogy for the shift to a SaaS world. This highlights the generational differences in how software is approached.

Sports teams create advantage through constant personnel moves. Business teams tend to play multiple seasons with the same team. Are there lessons to be learned from the sports model?

There is a significance of 11/11 at 11:11am in my life. Here is the story of connection, friendship and this date.

Do you wear a mask for physical or psychological safety? Authentic leadership is about being genuine in your actions. Halloween and the idea of donning a costume to be someone you are not brings to mind the concept of authentic leadership. While it is fun to dress up for Halloween and wear a mask, I wonder how many of us really get to be our authentic selves at work? Do you have to wear a mask to work each day to fit in with your corporate culture or can you be your true self?

The loss of a job for a spouse/partner can put incredible stress on a relationship. Here are a few ways to be a good supporter in their time of need.

While helping to select mentors for The Sandbox non-profit, I learned a valuable lesson from a 14 year old mentor candidate. Serving others is the key to effective leadership and our youth understand it, but adults often forget the power of servant leadership.

These are going to be trying times. The best leaders will lead with empathy. Having led significant downsizing post 9/11 I have some lessons learned to share in this post.

Having attended CES over 3 decades I have developed some interesting insights regarding the evolution of tech that is shared in this blog post.

Forget the corporate ladder and replace it with a career scaffold. Building stronger lateral foundations allow employees to progress further in their careers

Brian Formato shares one of the best failure stories ever. He’s the founder and principal at Groove Management, a human capital consulting firm focusing on organizational and talent development. He also created LeaderSurf, a professional development program that teaches leadership through surfing.

Entrepreneurs often talk about the flexibility their jobs provide, but for me it is the freedom to be creative and innovative that is the most important aspect of being an entrepreneur. This is the story of my journey.

Anyone who has ever lost a job knows that networking is a key to finding the next opportunity. Sitting at home blasting out resumes is not an effective way to conduct a job search. Job seekers need to be out meeting new people and selling their capabilities in person.  Co-working venues are a great place to expand one’s network.

Always better than yesterday Facebook Live interview with Groove Management’s Brian Formato

Is there a correlation between being self-aware and being wise? The better we know ourselves the more effective we can be at leading ourselves and others.

A lot has been written about capitalizing on ones strengths, but owning ones weaknesses is equally important. Phoebe Nixon explores why in her guest post.