Relationships are the key to success in business. That said too often people don’t invest the appropriate amount of time in building rapport and relationships. This is where the small talk becomes the real talk.

Imagine trying to win a Super Bowl without the ability to draft, recruit, or trade for new players. If you’re stuck with the same roster indefinitely, you aren’t building a winning team—you’re managing a decline .

Yet, many organizations today are trapped in a cycle of "Talent Recycling." By relying exclusively on internal backfills and rigid hiring freezes, they are essentially opting for "organizational inbreeding" over innovation.

An interview with Groove Management’s Brian Formato on CEO coaching and what it takes to turn a good CEO into a great CEO.

In sports celebrating success is a critical part of the game. it builds momentum, energizes the players and excites the crowd. So why does all of that stop when we step into the workplace? Work teams need an end zone dance! A way they celebrate success in the same ways that sports teams honor and celebrate.

The airplane safety row standards are an effective test to apply to your work team members. Are they willing and able to meet your job requirements?

2025 Groove Management Techie Gift Guide. Our annual curated list of cool gift ideas for the tech lovers in your life.

"Fall in love with the problem" is startup gospel. But what if this advice actually disconnects founders from their source of creative energy? A look at why problem-solving orientation leads to reaction, dependency, and loss of center—and what to do instead.

Optimizing meetings remains one of the most underappreciated levers for transformative impact. We spend way too much of our workday in unproductive and unnecessary meetings. In this post, we uncover some of the reasons for ineffective meetings and we propose solutions.

In my experience working with leadership teams, vision doesn't live in statements or slides. It lives in people.

AI, geo political pressure, new ways of working and several other factors are creating a sea change in the business world. Helping leaders transform their approach for this new world cannot be done in a traditional classroom. That is where LeaderSurf comes in.

While being a doer is great and having an execution mindset is critical to leadership success, a leader’s real leverage is created when they stop doing and start delegating.

5 ways to lead with positive reinforcement. The carrot can both motivate and prod. It is a much more effective tool that the stick. Learn to incorporate the philosophy of “Sharpening your carrots” into your leadership style.

At Groove, we often work with leaders who don’t just need to delegate — they need to evolve how their teams make meaning and move together. This story with Charlie is one example.

Engagement during hybrid meetings is a challenge. The iContact Video Conference Camera with AI makes video conference calls more engaging. Our full review.

Endurance in high-growth teams isn’t just about drive — it’s about sustaining energy. Recognition makes that possible.

The goal of executive coaching is to help the executive, but the goal of the executive is to help the team and organization, therefore executive coaching’s overall success is incumbent upon helping the team. To do this effectively the executive coach must extend the relationship beyond the leader to also include the team.

High-profile leaders, including former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who famously called coaching his “best professional decision,” Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates, reinforce its value. Yet, coaching styles vary dramatically—and choosing the right one can determine whether your experience is transformative or merely transactional.

When a friend or loved one loses their job, you must shift into CEO mode. That means your role is to be their Chief Encouragement Officer.

As a leader would you pass the “Jenga Test”? Could you be extracted without causing harm to the team?

How do you virtually celebrate success? Why not a round of applause on a video call. I dare you to integrate this into your workplace culture.