A commitment to learning and developing are key to an effective coaching engagement. There have a been a few coaching failures that I have learned from and they all had one thing in common; a lack of commitment from the coachee.

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.

Executive assistants are the unsung heroes of many organizations, but hiring amazing support is often a challenge. We have found the secret ingredient is discretionary effort and we have an approach to interview for that skill.

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

Meetings are the death of work productivity.  According to various sources there are 25 million meetings per day in the United States.  That amounts to $37 billion in annual productivity lost as a result of meetings.  Just yesterday I heard another example of a senior team in a large publicly traded company holding a three-hour meeting to plan for a full day meeting.  The tyranny must end.  

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.

Giving and receiving can be awkward like when someone is on stage with their fly unzipped. Do you say something or not? This highlights the importance of real time feedback.

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

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

My Chance encounter with Herb Kelleher from Southwest airlines

2018 was a great year for our business, but what we are most proud of is the work we performed to help those in need.

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.

In 2001 while in graduate school I learned about the theory of appreciative inquiry. That was the spark for starting Groove Management. It has been a long journey with interesting twists along the way.

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.

Too many organizations focus on employee retention when the goal should be employee engagement.

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.

A lesson from a mistake on a slide in a presentation on failure. The irony.

Leadership and entrepreneurial insights from Tom Hill, founder of Fuzion Force Entertainment Academy.