23
Aug
2022
By Paul White, Ph.D.
In traditional employer-employee work settings, when team members feel valued and appreciated by their colleagues, significant positive effects on the workplace occur. Benefits include increased employee engagement, reduced staff turnover, greater productivity, and less conflict and negativity. But the question arises: does the concept of communicating appreciation… Read
03
Aug
2022
By Jeremiah Wanzell, Fractional CGO & CRO
There are so many DTC (direct to consumer) brands today that there are literally thousands of them. This explosion of brands is enabled because the barrier to entry is an absolute minimum. You no longer need a software development team to code your website or app to sell your products; nope, all you need is a Shopify account and you’re up… Read
20
Jan
2022
By Kevin Popović, Fractional CXO (FCMO, FCSO, FCIO, FCCO), Founder of Market Ready Index®
If the C-Suite was Star Trek, Fractional Chief Marketing Officers (FCMOs) would be the red shirts of the leadership team. Just like our namesakes, we have a very small window within a perilous situation to prove our worth or we’re killed off in dramatic fashion and quickly replaced in the next… Read
23
Nov
2021
By Robertson Hunter Stewart, Author of One to One: Managing quality time with individuals for engagement and success, Management Expert & Coach
Why are One to One meetings so important? Well, before we can begin answering this question, let's talk about the importance of communication.
If you never meet with your team and employees, you’ll never be able to garner information from… Read
12
Oct
2021
By Andy Spinks, GigX Charter Member & Fractional Chief Information Officer
“I want it all, and I want it now!”
Queen. “I Want It All.” The Miracle, Capitol Records, 1989.
We live in a disposable age where things change all the time and new becomes old very quickly. Short attention spans coupled with lack of patience and the appeal of new and shiny pervades everything we see and… Read
14
Sep
2021
By Chuck Lee, Co-founder of GigX, Inc.
Table of contents:
Lessons from the Gridiron
Winning with Age Diversity
Winning with Veteran Players
7 Benefits of Having Veteran Players on Your Team
A Winning Strategy
For me, fall is always a reset. The heat of summer begins to fade into anticipation of cooler weather and the beauty of an orange backdrop in the landscape. Kids are back… Read
31
Aug
2021
By Lynn Hargreaves, Fractional Chief Operating Officer and GigX Charter Member
I'll admit that I'm a bit cynical about all of the statements coming from companies saying they want to #BeBetter. Having spent my career executing strategies of all shapes and sizes, I am immediately left with the question, “How do you plan to #BeBetter?” After all, without specific goals, action items, and… Read
31
Jul
2021
Table of contents
D-Day had a rocky start with huge hurdles to overcome
What does D-Day have to do with your career?
Is it time for Plan B?
4 steps to create Plan B
In Conclusion
D-Day had a rocky start with huge hurdles to overcome
“Despite all the best of plans… anybody that’s been in war knows that things are really going to go wrong, and boy did they go wrong on D-Day,”… Read
24
Jun
2021
By Debra Ruh, Co-Founder of Billion-Strong and CEO for Ruh Global IMPACT, and by Nabil Eid, CIO for Ruh Global IMPACT
Gender equality remains a significant issue in the corporate world, and there are still some outstanding questions about what will power the future. The involvement and integration of women with disabilities in leading and influencing work is vital.
Diversity is… Read
03
Jun
2021
By Chuck Lee, Co-founder of the GigX Fractional CxO Network
The gig economy is the modern answer sourcing experienced leadership talent. Many independent workers have difficulty separating themselves from the crowd, as many fields can be hyper-competitive.
Here are some of the top tips for succeeding in the gig economy:
Keep it human
Be flexible and adaptable with your skills
Make… Read
