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.

As a senior executive are you carrying too much of the burden for your organization on your shoulders?

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.

Green Syn-energy is a unique approach to solar farm grounds maintenance employed by O2/EMC and Sun Raised Farms.  Sheep are raised on the solar farm and they maintain the grounds.

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

If HR is responsible for managing under-performers in the organization, what happens when the head of HR is the under-performer?

Tough times are actually the most important times to invest in team building, but few leadership teams understand that.

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

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

An execution mindset separates the best from the rest.  "I go through" is not just a song by O.A.R. but an attitude for success.

Assembling a personal board of directors (PBOD) is a great approach to gaining career insights and advice from a diverse group of trusted advisers.  Learn how to approach assembling your PBOD.

We learn best when we step out of our comfort zone and into the learning zone.  Here are some tips on how to open yourself up to new learnings.

Do you have a daily ritual?  Something you do every day just for you.  Forget servant leadership for a minute and understand that selfish leadership can be important at times too.

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

Whether you are looking for a new job, driving sales for your organization, building your business or looking for love try leveraging your connections for introductions to their connections.

What really makes superman great is that he is a self-aware leader. He knows his strengths and he leverages them in his quest for peace. He is also fully aware that kryptonite is his weakness. Self-awareness is a strength that all great leaders have learned to leverage. Superman epitomizes a leader who knows how to leverage his strengths. Superman’s super power that very few talk about is his awareness of his own strengths and weakness.

Our best learnings occur when we push ourselves or we are pushed outside of our comfort zone.

Learn about the 5 keys to success at work and to personal happiness.

An interview with Brian Formato from Groove Management about the changing requirements for success in the Human Resources field.