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.

Each year Groove Management assembles a tech lovers gift guide for the holiday season. We are excited to share the 2017 guide with you.

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.

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.

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.

Earlier this year the image below was posted on Tumblr with the tag, “Is the dress white and gold or black and blue?”  That single post led to marital discontent, celebrity arguments, news channel mayhem and millions of views and shares on social media.  While the rough statistics showed that about 78% of people saw the dress as white and gold, the 22% who saw it as black and blue were actually correct.  The real dress is in fact black and blue.

here is a lesson here.  While we think we are all quite similar, we truly see the world through different lenses. 

As your organization scrambles to complete year-end performance reviews, ask the question “Why are we doing this at the busiest time of the year and who benefits from this approach?”  What you may find is that your process is not serving your organization and your employees very well. It might be time to rethink your approach to performance management.