Libby Gill 
My book Capture the Mindshare explores seven actions critical for organizational success: Clarify, Commit, Collaborate, Connect, Compete, Communicate, and Contribute. But there’s one more “C” that is equally important and that is Courage, though perhaps it should be Cabbage. Here’s why…
In 2000 — the same year I founded my executive coaching and consulting firm — a movie called What Women Want premiered. It starred Mel Gibson as a misogynistic ad exec who develops the ability to read women’s minds after getting zapped by a hairdryer.
The test of a great relationship – at work or at home – doesn’t happen when everything is humming along harmoniously. Quite the contrary, it is those times of change, challenge, even disappointment that call for fierce conversations.
With the holidays already here, it’s a good time to BE thinking 2014. And not just about what your goals are for 2014, but who is going to help you achieve them.
Like many busy professionals, my work often involves crossingborders. In the last few days alone, I traveled to Bogotá, Colombia and
Trinidad for speaking and training engagements.
Leadership presence is about communication. Ifyou’re not comfortable and confident communicating—or are reticent about talking in front of a group—then you’re going to have a much harder time as a leader.
We all want to work with people who “get it.” By “get it,” I mean peoplewho always add top-notch value and relevant insights, while connecting with us
in a meaningful way that makes us feel heard.
So how can you become—or remain—one of those people who just gets it?
My son and I recently traveled to Thailand and Bhutan, a smallland-locked country ringed by the Himalayan Mountains with China to the
north and India to the south. It was a wonderful mother-son adventure on
many levels, including an eight-mile (and 1,400 stairs!) hike to
Tiger’s Nest, a Buddhist monastery carved into a sheer cliff side.
This past long weekend seemed like a great time to stop and smell the roses. Or, at least, to plant some new flowers in my garden. These are pink dahlias, some of my favorites. As I pruned and potted, I couldn’t help but ponder literature’s love of gardening (along with flowing rivers) as a metaphor for growth and change.
Collaborative consumption. Peer-to-peer rental. The access economy. Whatever you call it, sharing goods or services – for a fee, that is – is bigger than ever. Thanks to the Internet, more peer-rental companies like AirBnB, Lyft, and Boatbound are popping up than ever before.