Honest is a rare thing in this day and age. When you come across someone with high integrity it makes you take notice.

My Chance encounter with Herb Kelleher from Southwest airlines

Each year Groove Management assembles a tech lovers gift guide for the holiday season. We are excited to share the 2018 guide with you.

In business we often talk about the iceberg theory and the fact that more lies beneath the surface, but to witness it firsthand and to take away new learnings in Iceland was even more impressive.

Each year Groove Management assembles a tech lovers gift guide for the holiday season. We are excited to share the 2017 guide with you.

Design choices are made daily and many of them lead to poor efficiency and waste.  While redesigning websites I learned an important lesson about UX.

Excerpt of keynote address to the SCTE on disruption, innovation, change and resilience.

Learning to give and receive feedback effectively is one of the most powerful skills a leader can learn.  The feedback piggy bank is an easy concept to grasp, but one that takes practice to implement.

Five Charlotte are team building activities that Groove Management can help you organize and facilitate.

Speaking Engagement- Come join me at Advent Coworking for a workshop on starting a business.  I will be speaking about mission, vision and values.

How technologically savvy are you?  It is a key competency for success at work in our connected world.

How does your office environment and community impact productivity?

Unlike in sports where the competitions are scheduled, in business the competition never stops, unless your team calls a TIMEOUT.  When was the last time your team called a timeout.

Are you “always recruiting” for your company, and are you asking your team to do the same?  The best people can be found in the most unlikely places.

Why does the word conflict get a bad rap and how to turn conflict into a tool for better decision making.

Earlier this year the image below was posted on Tumblr with the tag, “Is the dress white and gold or black and blue?”  That single post led to marital discontent, celebrity arguments, news channel mayhem and millions of views and shares on social media.  While the rough statistics showed that about 78% of people saw the dress as white and gold, the 22% who saw it as black and blue were actually correct.  The real dress is in fact black and blue.

here is a lesson here.  While we think we are all quite similar, we truly see the world through different lenses. 

As leaders it is the small actions that can have large impacts. Think about the last time you greeted your employees or customers in the office lobby or at the front door to your retail outlet. If you have never tried it, go for it. That small gesture will have a lasting positive impact. Learn how the actions of one school leader model the behaviors of a great leader.

Stop trying to block the exit door. Instead, focus on getting your employees engaged in opening new doors within your organization.

A quick and affordable way to make your refrigerator more energy efficient.  LED bulb upgrade.

Most companies have come to recognize that there is a direct correlation between employee engagement and financial results.  Employees who are engaged give discretionary effort and do the right things for their employers.  That translates into better business results.  However, too many companies fail at effectively measuring employee engagement.  In working with several clients on their culture and employee engagement, we have found that companies often confuse employee satisfaction with employee engagement.  The two terms are used synonymously, yet their definitions are quite different.