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Stop Running a Data Warehouse. Build an Active Data Engine
AI is revolutionizing the big data game. Is your company harnessing the power of AI to make smarter decisions and better use of your historical data that is gathering dust on a virtual shelf?
The Best Teams Never Settle Up
Someone lends you twenty dollars. You owe twenty dollars. The precision tells you exactly when the relationship can be brought back to zero.
The Paperclip Mandate
The ways in which a leader models behaviors such as acting responsibility with company resources sets the tone for the rest of the organization. I learned this lesson in my first job out of college at Bear Stearns during new employee orientation.
Why the Single Point of Success Approach Fails at Scale
The leader who must be engaged in all decisions becomes a single point of success. While this might serve a startup well at scale it does not work. In this post we explore the need for a shift in approach.
GTRSD = Purposeful Execution
Getting things done is great, but getting the right things done is even more important. An execution mindset is not enough without rigorous prioritization.
The AI Mirror: Continuous Learning in Executive Coaching
AI can be an incredible tool for executive coaches and leaders. By leveraging an AI notetaker, I have learned to be a better coach. Turning the AI to provide me feedback on the way I engage with my clients has been an amazing use case. This same approach can help leaders run more effective meetings, improve engagement and create a learning culture in any organization.
Why Leaders Must "Show Their Work" to Earn Corporate Partial Credit
The business world rewards completed work, but it is still possible to receive partial credit for ones efforts. You must learn to show your work.
The Mid-mortem: Don’t Let Artificial Deadlines Erode Quality
Waiting until a deadline or a project is completed before inspection or before a process check can be a big mistake. Implementing a mid-mortem is a great way to improve quality and ensure success.
AI Doesn’t Know When to Say “Done”
AI is great at iterating, but it doesn’t know when to stop. Have you ever had a conversation with AI that it ended? Probably not. The tools are built to continue to intervene and that can yield diminishing returns, be a time suck and even result in a poorer outcome. It take human intervention to end the loop.
The Underestimated Power of AI: The Prompt for Reinspection
Ai is having a disruptive impact on our world. That is both a good and a bad thing. From my perspective it is fascinating to see the impact on the corporate world in real time. One under appreciated impact is the prompt for reinspection. AI is making us second guess how we approach just about everything. This article explores that positive impact.
The Death of the TAM: Why Elite Leaders Focus on the OAM
The OAM (Optimal Addressable Market) is a better lens for strategic thinking than the TAM. Learn how to approach the market opportunity with different thinking.
"I’d Love to Work With You, But Not For You": The Feedback That Reframed My Leadership
I like to ask leaders to share the most powerful piece of feedback they have ever received. My own answer to that question goes back 20+ years and reframed the entire way I view leadership.
The Ultimate Playbook: What the 2026 Knicks Taught Us About Teamwork
Winning the NBA Championship after a 53 year drought was so rewarding for the NY Knicks and all Knicks fans. As a lifelong fan and someone who spends his days helping corporate teams to be at their best, the lessons from this season are so powerful and so relatable to any group trying to achieve something spectacular.
You Become What You Repeat
The distance between understanding and embodying does not close with more understanding. What closes the gap is reps.
The AI Notetaker Dilemma in Executive Coaching:
The majority of executives polled are supportive of using AI Notetakers for executive coaching. This marks a major shift in the way AI tools are being seen and trusted for highly sensitive conversations.
The Leadership Trap of Strategic Ambiguity
Some of the most dangerous words in companies are words everyone likes.
Alignment. Ownership. Empowerment. Collaboration. Strategy.
Are We Becoming Corporate?
Are we becoming corporate? Is that a bad thing? All start ups aspire to become scale ups, but then what? Corporations? Why does that term have a negative connotation? In this article we explore the reframing of that stage of company growth.
The Compound Effect of Leadership: What a 365-Day Push-Up Challenge Taught Me About Habit Formulation
What happens when you add one push-up to your daily routine for an entire year? A 365-day masterclass in the compound effect. Read how a simple physical challenge—and the discipline required to maintain it across the globe—perfectly mirrors the behavioral changes required to drive lasting organizational leadership.
From Survival to Rebirth: Why Your Culture Needs a "Startup Mindset" in 2026
Uncertainty and ambiguity are the new normal for business. CEOs must learn to operate with confidence and courage in our new normal. The Gretzky dilemma refers to the inability to skate to where the puck is going when no one knows the right direction.
From Forced Fun to Earned Fun: The Secret to a Successful Offsite
The secret to a successful offsite is having a facilitator who can turned forced fun into earned fun. In this blog post we outline the difference and how Groove Management earns the trust and engagement from our clients.