Welcome to WeMoveTogether.
My name is Michael Hurley. My passion is organizational effectiveness, leadership, and teamwork. My curiosity is how we organize and thrive together. With this blog, I present my thoughts, ideas and random musings focused on organizational life.
Why focus on leadership and organizational life? At its essence Leadership is a process of influence. Great leaders move the world around them and have the influence to bring true change. Leadership is both a role for individuals and a shared responsibility for a team focused on achieving great work.
Before a business career, I studied Anthropology and was a college athlete. Both of these passions have influenced me as a leader throughout my career. In fact, my first experiences as a leader involved athletics. With this blog, I will touch on my experiences as a member of a crew team (rowing) which provides interesting food for thought on the interplay of extreme teamwork, tribal behavior, and leadership. With my anthropology studies, I learned the importance of a holistic view of events, the power of observation and the importance of culture. With this blog I touch on the concepts of anthropology as a key source for understanding leadership, teamwork, and organizational life.
I hold a master’s degree in Organizational Development and Behavior. Leadership development was a key part of my studies. I have developed and led innovative leadership development programs and have lived the life of a leader for many years. Yet, it is in how we connect and thrive together that makes the most difference. Thus the name for this blog was born, WeMoveTogether.
Let’s connect and start a conversation.
WeMoveTogether 
Hi Michael
Your blog is an insperation, very much what I had in mind, and it seems to me we share thinking on the Hr role and leadership. Im very new to this so please excuse the rough work so far.
Thank you so much! Your work is not rough at all – keep it up and I will continue to read. Let’s figure this out together. Let’s chat more later.
– Michael
Michael, I’ve nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. See the nomination at anotherlovelyday.wordpress.com/2012/08/11/very-inspiring-blogger-award. Congratulations!
~ Sandy
Cool and thank you. I am honored. We write to inspire ourselves first and if lucky take others along for the ride.
Hi Michael. I’ve nominated you for The Booker Award. You can find the nomination @ http://wp.me/p1TJPv-2B6.
Very nice, thanks! I need to think about this one, five or more of my favorite books. This will be fun. David, thanks for the continued inspiration.
– Michael
Michael, I have nominated you for the Family of Bloggers Award in this post: http://davidkanigan.com/2012/10/06/1-year-and-counting/. You are under no obligation to accept. I just wanted to thank you for your followership and your friendship. Dave
David – thank you so much. I just read your one year post and it inspired me. You were one of the first blogs I connected with and do continue to post. I will do the same. We do have a great community.
– Michael
Michael, I’ve nominated you for the “Family of Bloggers” Award. To see the nomination, visit http://anotherlovelyday.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/overdue-thank-yous-awards-and-a-little-winnie-the-pooh.
Thanks so much for your friendship and followship.
~ Sandy
Honored and thank you. Love and I will look at it. All the best to you and thanks for the inspiration to write, write some more and never stop.
So strange to read comments this New Year’s day. Fresh and invigorating like the splash of oars on calm water yet typed iver 11 years ago. We have not met, Michael, yet feel like brothers in spirit. I see your blog remains current so I trust you continue among us – with insights if courage amid boats leaving and arriving.
May your Year be joyous!