How to Drive Change, Even as an Entry-level Employee
Published 12 August, 2020
Three ways anyone can influence their organization regardless of job title.
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Networking: Building Bridges Before You Need Them
Published 10 June, 2020
Are you frustrated by some of your recent networking attempts? Take a second to check in on your mindset. Networking is about building relationships that add value over time.
Read ArticleMeet the Team: Tommy and Bruno!
Published 20 May, 2020
We're thrilled to have two virtual interns with us for the summer. Get to know a little more about these two outstanding people.
Read ArticleHow to Create Conversation from a Cold LinkedIn Connection Request
Published 6 May, 2020
There has never been a better time to make new connections on LinkedIn. People are opening and expanding their communities, and learning opportunities abound. Here are three quick tips for starting informative conversations with cold outreach.
Read ArticleDistance Learning: What we can learn from each other while working apart
Published 22 April, 2020
Does working in self-isolation leave you feeling at loose ends? The GXG team shares some thoughts on how to spend extra time.
Read ArticleAn Opportunity for a Reset?
Published 8 April, 2020
The changes in our work lives due to COVID-19 allow, or even require, us to make some choices. What changes will you choose to make?
Read ArticleHow to Build Accountability into Your Strategy
Published 25 March, 2020
Building in accountability is key to making sure that great ideas lead to action.
Read ArticleDriveThru HR: Going from Stuck to Unstuck
Published 11 March, 2020
Craig Lemasters discusses the elements of the macro business landscape cause organizations to get stuck, how to recognize it, and what to do about it in this podcast episode.
Read ArticleTell Your Story: Family Business Legacy in Times of Change
Published 4 March, 2020
A simple exercise for companies undergoing a transformation. Define the key messages, and free your leadership to make the necessary choices to support growth and the legacy of your family business.
Read ArticleBridging the Skills Transfer Gap
Published 12 February, 2020
Two ways to help leaders put learning into context.
Read ArticleSix AI Trends to Watch in 2020
Published 5 February, 2020
AI applications are increasing by the second, and we are expecting to see big changes within the next year.
Read ArticleDigital Transformation in Oil and Gas
Published 29 January, 2020
How a GXG Advisory Board helped a client create a competitive advantage through digital transformation in a traditionally lagging industry
Read ArticleFocus on the Positive: How Your Mindset Can Improve Your Work
Published 22 January, 2020
Seventy-five percent of job successes are predicted by positivity and support. Here's how to bring more positivity to work this year.
Read ArticleCES 2020 Trends
Published 15 January, 2020
A quick take on what stood out, what needs more time, and what's just hype from the Consumer Electronics Show.
Read ArticleSet OKRs Not New Year's Resolutions
Published 8 January, 2020
Take time to consider your business goals for the new year. What should you stop doing? How are you going to stay accountable? Here's some tips on using OKRs instead of new year's resolutions for your business.
Read Article12 Days of Advisory Boards
Published 25 December, 2019
A GXG carol about what it takes to run our advisory board meetings! No promises that it's singable.
Read ArticleMeet the Team: Megan!
Published 18 December, 2019
Megan is our Chief Operating Officer. She created our processes for hiring, OKRs, marketing, and more!
Read ArticleInnovation Management: A One-to-One Case Study
Published 11 December, 2019
One-to-One | Financial Services | Innovation Lab Leader
Read ArticleMeet the Team: Steven!
Published 9 December, 2019
Steven is our newest team member at GXG, and a Client Management Associate.
Read ArticleUnstuck the book, coming soon!
Published 4 December, 2019
Craig has been working on a book this year, due out in early 2020, that uses his personal story as first client turned GXG CEO to teach the reader why stuck happens, and what to do about it.
Read ArticleThe Power of Asking Questions
Published 27 November, 2019
Questioning unlocks key learnings through conversation. Read on for examples of how asking questions boosts peer-to-peer learning for executives.
Read ArticleA Year in Advisory Boards: Common Challenges in 2019
Published 20 November, 2019
In 2019, GXG Advisory Board clients did outstanding work across a variety of industries and growth challenges. We always find they have some remarkable things in common.
Read ArticleMeet the Team: David!
Published 19 November, 2019
David is a Client Management Associate at GXG
Read ArticleMeet the Team: Charles!
Published 13 November, 2019
Charles is our Chief Client Officer
Read ArticleThe Wisdom Equation
Published 6 November, 2019
How a simple formula can help you rethink what it means to be wise
Read Article5 Things Haunting Your Strategy Meetings
Published 30 October, 2019
Some meetings can make it feel like Halloween year round. Here's five things to look out for and how to banish them for more productive strategy sessions.
Read ArticleWhy Core Values are the Key to Change
Published 23 October, 2019
Core values should be a concise expression of the principles that already underly your business. That way, as your organization grows and your leaders have to make more choices, those choices become easier when they align with the internal and expressed values of your working community.
Read ArticleTwo Tips to Improve Workplace Learning and Development
Published 16 October, 2019
According to a new report on workplace learning and development, learners want more individualized and experiential programs
Read ArticleMeet the Team: Ted!
Published 9 October, 2019
Ted is our CMO at GXG, and has more than two decades of success in executive sales and marketing positions.
Read ArticleStuck to Unstuck: A CPG Case Study
Published 2 October, 2019
This infographic illustrates how a GXG Advisory Board helped a consumer packaged goods company unlock the value of a new acquisition, plus chart a roadmap toward further growth.
Read ArticleMeet the Team: Emma!
Published 25 September, 2019
Emma is our Director of Content. She oversees and creates content for sales, client fulfillment, and marketing. She is also a licensed attorney.
Read ArticleHumility: The Most Important Trait of Successful Leaders
Published 18 September, 2019
Enthusiasm. Integrity. Communication. Loyalty. Decisiveness. Competence. Empowerment. Charisma. Forbes recently listed these 8 traits as the most essential leadership qualities – however, we would argue that they left one off.
Read ArticleA History of "Stuck"
Published 11 September, 2019
Getting stuck is not a new phenomenon - leaders have been getting stuck since the beginning of time. So, what is it that differentiates the companies who get unstuck from those who stay stuck?
Read Article4 Tips for Making a Valuable Connection
Published 4 September, 2019
How to go beyond networking to learn from others.
Read ArticleMeet the Team: Craig!
Published 28 August, 2019
Craig is our CEO at GXG, and the former CEO of a $5B Fortune 500 subsidiary. Craig has more than two decades of success in executive leadership positions.
Read ArticleAnatomy of an Expert
Published 21 August, 2019
Part of the power of a GXG engagement is that we draw up and then seek out people with the exact knowledge and experience our clients need.
Read ArticleAsk the Expert: RPA
Published 14 August, 2019
We get to meet and talk to some incredible people through our work here at GXG, and we're always looking for ways to share their insight with a broader audience. Which brings us to our first Ask the Expert column! We sat down with Rajan Gupta to dive deeper into the business opportunities in Robotic Process Automation.
Read ArticleHow to Use Mind Mapping in Business
Published 7 August, 2019
Ecosystems are a style of mind map which we use to display our clients’ knowledge gaps. They’re a tangible thing we can gather around and confirm that we’re aligned to the same learning goals and priorities.
Read ArticleToday's Most Common Sticking Points
Published 31 July, 2019
Digital Transformation, RPA, Cloud Migration, IoT. These are just four of the hot topics we’ve heard buzzing around innovative companies this year. This week, we drill down into some of the top technology implementations giving companies trouble and what challenge areas to watch out for.
Read ArticleSE Tech Podcast with Craig Lemasters
Published 29 July, 2019
The SE Tech Podcast, hosted by MMM Law, speaks with Craig Lemasters of GXG, which helps executives get “unstuck” from major growth challenges and accelerate change within their organization.
Read ArticleChange is Hard
Published 24 July, 2019
At GXG, we believe the further companies look to move beyond their core capabilities, the more likely they are to get stuck. Check out this post to see why change can be so difficult and what alternatives are available to help!
Read ArticleHow to Avoid Death By Powerpoint
Published 17 July, 2019
At GXG, we have a long-standing opposition to PowerPoint. We don’t disagree that PowerPoint can be a fantastic aid to a presentation. However, more often than not, the PowerPoint becomes the presentation itself. That’s when we have a problem.
Read ArticleFeed Your Brain with Our Summer Reading List
Published 28 June, 2019
While we eagerly wait for our first book - Unstuck - to come out this fall, the GXG team brainstormed a list of our favorite business (and non-business) reads for some inspiration! Check out this post for our top picks.
Read ArticleInside the Personal Data Economy Part Three: The Pros and Cons of the GDPR
Published 27 June, 2019
Data Protector or Innovation Blocker?
Read Article3 Symptoms of Being Stuck & How to Cure Them
Published 25 June, 2019
How do you know when you are, in fact, stuck? This is one of the most common questions we hear from leaders. To help answer this question, we’ve summarized the three most common symptoms of being stuck – and the best ways to cure them.
Read ArticleInside the Personal Data Economy Part Two: What's in it for Us?
Published 19 June, 2019
A quick summary of data protection regulations
Read ArticleInside the Personal Data Economy Part One: Is Privacy a Myth?
Published 12 June, 2019
Our summer intern, Sarah Duggan, has written a three-part series on the personal data economy based on her research and some of our learnings here at GXG.
Read ArticleTraining Through Rapid-Cycle Learning
Published 11 June, 2019
Craig guests on The Dan Thomas Experience podcast
Read Article5 Reasons to Invest in Individual Learning for Senior Leaders
Published 21 May, 2019
Based on our research and body of work, here are five reasons companies should be funding learning at the top of the organization.
Read ArticleFrequently Asked Question: So You're Consultants?
Published 16 May, 2019
How information flows through a GXG engagement vs. traditional consulting.
Read ArticleYes, You Should Use LinkedIn: 4 Ways to Engage Better
Published 2 May, 2019
Emma offers her thoughts on how LinkedIn could be used to create a better business community.
Read ArticleThe Four Zones of Business Growth Illustrated
Published 25 April, 2019
CEO Craig Lemasters shares the four growth zones businesses move through and how he uses drawings to communicate complex ideas, simply!
Read ArticleStart Small: Two common barriers to digital transformation and what to do about them
Published 11 April, 2019
We’ve read plenty of 2019 prediction articles saying digital transformation should be phased out as a term – that it’s no longer relevant to the conversation. That may feel true for the fast-movers and early adopters, but here at GXG we’re not ready to banish “digital” from our vocabulary just yet.
Read ArticleHow To Get Unstuck
Published 4 April, 2019
Our CEO, Craig Lemasters, recently had the opportunity to speak at a healthcare conference in Atlanta. His session, Unstuck: Overcoming Healthcare Industry Challenges, included an overview of our Rapid-Cycle Learning methodology, in addition to a panel discussion to deep dive one of healthcare's toughest challenges - data.
Read ArticleWhen Your Leadership Team Is Running In Circles
Published 14 March, 2019
Nowadays, as CEO tenure gets shorter and shorter, most leaders can’t ever afford to start thinking in terms of words like okay, good, or hunky-dory, let alone great. The pace of technological change and the real threat of disruption fuel a relentless pursuit of growth, a need to demonstrate momentum to the board, to shareholders, and to the organization. But even seasoned CEOs with talented senior leadership teams get stuck from time to time, as the reliable ways of operating fail to deliver the returns they once did. So how do you recognize that your senior leadership team (SLT) is running in circles and what can you do about it?
Read ArticleBridging the Gap: RPA
Published 29 January, 2019
How GXG helps clients act on everything they know or ought to know about RPA implementation
Read ArticleAdvisory Boards: Doing Things Differently in 2019
Published 25 January, 2019
GXG is committed to helping companies make big changes in the new year.
Read ArticleRebel in the Making
Published 10 October, 2018
Laura shares how a Hidden Brain podcast got her thinking about learning.
Read ArticleLearning from Storytellers
Published 26 September, 2018
Chief Marketing Officer, Ted Sullivan's entry in our Lifelong Learner series.
Read ArticleThe Dynamic Learning Effect
Published 14 September, 2018
The second entry in our Lifelong Learners series
Read ArticleHow I Learned to Learn: 5 Core Skills for Lifelong Learning
Published 30 August, 2018
Director of Research, Emma Banze, writes about key learning skills she developed at a non-traditional elementary school.
Read ArticleWhat We're Reading >> How Do Atlanta's Executives Stack Up When It Comes to Digital M&A?
Published 3 April, 2018
Being headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are alway curious to see what's top of mind for local executives. GXG believes digital is a key lever for organizations as they look to drive enterprise transformation - check out our key takeaways from Accenture's recent survey of executives about their digital M&A activity.
Read ArticleLearning in the deep-end: my first tech conference
Published 29 September, 2017
A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend the O'Reilly Artificial Intelligence Conference in San Francisco. This conference was themed “Put AI to Work,” and designed to deliver practical, technical advice and training for organizations in this early stage of AI implementation. As I reflect back on the experience, I've highlighted several of the key themes discussed.
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