06
May
2021
By Paul Sloane, Author and Speaker on Lateral Thinking and the Leadership of Innovation
Growing up, Paul MacCready was fascinated by engineering and airplanes. At age 15 in 1940, he won a national model building contest, cementing his interest in aeronautics.
During World War II, he trained as a US Navy pilot and later earned a degree in physics from Yale University and a PhD in… Read
03
Dec
2020
From freelancers to fractional executives, independent leaders now have a one-stop resource to incorporate, launch, and market their services.
Irvine, Calif – December 3, 2020 –
GigX, the world’s #1 independent professional network, is pleased to announce a new partnership with SoleVenture that will provide GigX members with additional benefits, and opportunities for SoleVenture… Read
13
Oct
2020
By Andrea Russell, Talent Acquisition Business Partner
Filling part-time/fractional executive roles, succession planning development, and reducing costs during a RIF are challenges HR and Talent Acquisition professionals face daily. These are challenges GigX professionals can help you solve! The GigX network takes just seconds to use. It provides a short list of qualified candidates… Read
08
Sep
2020
By Ryan Landry, FCBDO & President of New Horizons Learning
The ROI of employee training is one of the hardest things to measure because it is not just a science. It has art applications as well, which means there are intangibles that need to be considered. There are thousands of ROI models out there, most overlapping with one another. Following are three main topics within the… Read
01
Sep
2020
By Charn Pennewaert, GigX Charter Member FCMO
When you think of a successful business leader, some attributes that may come to mind are resilient, collaborative, resourceful, patient, controlled and giving among other positive characteristics. However, most people don’t know how much these qualities relate to Aikido.
Aikido is the art of the Samurai who waits patiently, full of… Read
11
Aug
2020
By Andy Spinks, Owner of Thoughtsand Executive IT Consulting & GigX Charter Member
A “commuter” is defined as a person who travels to work over an appreciable distance, often from the suburbs to the centre of a city.
I stopped commuting to the office every day about 10 years ago. It was mainly because I was having more and more early morning meetings (sometimes as early as 4:30 a.… Read
09
Jun
2020
By Chuck Lee, Co-founder of GigX
Are you fishing or catching?
Ask any number of fishermen what the secret is to catching fish, and you will receive a diverse range of answers. They probably start with, “Well, it depends…”
That’s because being successful in bringing in fish requires having a constant eye out for change. A return trip out to a favorite spot that once produced a record… Read
28
May
2020
By Chuck Lee, Co-founder of GigX
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening my axe.”
-Abraham Lincoln
Getting your axe ready
In most circumstances, preparation is a key component to success. Examples abound in sports, business, and life. Abraham Lincoln’s quote is making a simple point. If you are not spending sufficient time preparing (be… Read
20
May
2020
Dear GigX Members and Friends,
During these difficult times, the GigX team has been working to adapt the GigX membership model to be accessible to a greater number of people. Our hope is that new and existing members will find a membership level that suits each person’s needs and helps position them for success, both now and long into the future.
In pursuit of this goal, we are… Read
05
May
2020
By Chuck Lee, Co-founder of GigX
All of us share this fundamental truth: COVID-19 has disrupted life as we know it.
These are uncertain, uncharted, unprecedented times. Just as the horrific events of 9/11 disrupted so many facets of everyday life, so too will life be altered in the aftermath of this pandemic.
Everyday interactions we took for granted before COVID-19, like shaking… Read
