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

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.

Organization design is dictated by market conditions and expands and contracts much like an accordion based on the financial landscape.

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.

More companies need to take the time to get leadership teams out of the office.  A corporate retreat is an excellent opportunity for a team to bond and to learn together.  Groove Management's sister company LeaderSurf recently launched customized corporate retreats leveraging the success of the LeaderSurf leadership development program.

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

Capture participant learnings with this simple workshop ending activity.

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.

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.

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.

Growing an organization in these turbulent times is challenging.   Having a long-range plan is an important tool for achieving growth over the long term.  The short-term focus that has captivated so many companies creates opportunities for those that are patient and willing to invest in the future.  The best way to invest in the future is to get your organization talking about it today.  No better time than the current to begin working on your 2020 Vision.

I have worked for three companies in my career that had Ping-Pong (Table Tennis) tables in the offices.  The Motley Fool,Time Warner Cable’s Road Runner operation and Doosan Infracore International.  The existence of a Ping-Pong table in each of those environments was very telling about the type of culture that each company wanted to foster.

Three Leadership lessons from an art and innovation workshop at the McColl Center.  Originally published in the Charlotte Agenda.

When working with senior leaders one of the biggest hurdles is to get them to see constructive feedback in a positive light. Too often leaders think feedback is an attack on them.   Referring to feedback as a gift opens their eyes to the positives.

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