Celebrating GLG Social Impact at the Milken Conference
By Jen Field, Social Impact Director at GLG Photo: (L-R) GLG’s Richard Socarides, me, DEY’s Rimjhim Dey, and The Atlantic’s Adam Harris I was thrilled to co-host GLG’s annual dinner celebrating our GLG Social Impact Fellows at the Milken Institute Global Conference, alongside GLG CEO Paul Todd. It was a great evening in Los Angeles, […]
Milken 2019: The Power of Insight in Action
By Richard Socarides, Chief Communications Officer at GLG I’m excited to be back in LA for the Milken Global Conference, which begins today, and which GLG is sponsoring for a sixth consecutive year. A common thread running through most things at Milken this week: the smart energy in the global business community is moving, in […]
What Makes a Great Expert Witness? Look for the Four C’s
By David Solomon, Global General Manager, GLG Law Expert witnesses are key in the courtroom, as more complicated disputes need clear explanation to a jury. But, there’s little agreement on what makes a great witness. GLG Law’s David Solomon gives four characteristics to look for—clear communication, coachability, confidence, and candor. Ask a dozen lawyers what […]
Thriving in the Long Tail
By Nick Barnard, Managing Director, Professional Services Firms at GLG Every year, as GLG’s Head of Professional Services Firms, Americas, I help welcome the latest class of new graduates to our Associate program. We hold a workshop on Chris Anderson’s 2004 article, The Long Tail, and discuss why GLG is sometimes referred to as “the long […]
The Expert Economy: How Gig Platforms Are Putting Human Intelligence at Your Fingertips
By Richard Socarides, Head of Public Affairs at GLG What if, when faced with a hard decision, you could access a platform which allowed you to tap the world’s most valuable and hard-to-reach asset: the wisdom in people’s heads? And what if people around the world used the same platform to get paid well to […]
The Next Evolution of the Gig Economy is All About Knowledge Sharing
By Paul Todd, CEO at GLG Having recently started a new role in a knowledge platform company, I’ve been reflecting on the career path that led me here. I was trained as an engineer. My first job was in manufacturing. Next came consulting. When I landed in San Francisco in the late ’90s, I saw […]
An MBA Could Help You Earn More Money — But That Doesn’t Mean You Need One
By Richard Socarides, Head of Public Affairs, GLG What will soon be the most essential professional skill? “The ability to absorb tremendous amounts of information,” predicted Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January. Across the enormous variety of topics discussed at the summit, one trend was obvious: The […]
Re-Thinking The Future Of Work: Six Priorities For The Gig Economy
By Richard Socarides, Head of Public Affairs, GLG In a world where workers are rethinking how they balance the flexibility independence offers against the security of traditional employment, how do we create a future of work that works for everyone? That was one of the questions posed at Web Summit Lisbon earlier this month – where more […]
GLG Social Impact at Five
By Jennifer Field, Director of Social Impact at GLG Everyone has access to information — but true insight can be harder to come by. Many organizations face this challenge, especially when their work addresses social problems or advances important causes. Whether they are non-profits, mission-driven for-profits, or hybrid organizations, they tend to work on particularly complex issues. […]
On-Demand Talent in Life Sciences
By GLG Life Sciences The four factors influencing the migration toward on-demand talent in the pharmaceutical industry. Today’s economic volatility has forced many companies to re-evaluate their spending habits. As companies look to drive growth in an atmosphere of cost consciousness, they are increasingly willing to change how they acquire talent. In the life sciences […]
Valspar’s Head of R&D: Think About the Full Product Lifecycle
By John Donoghue, Head of Corporate Markets, GLG In many companies, research and development is one discrete step in a linear product lifecycle, separate from production, distribution, sales, and marketing. This step-by-step process can adversely silo information, create expensive and inhibitive redundancies, and wind up being counter-productive to growth. Today’s top manufacturers constantly hone and […]
The Global Future of LGBT Human Rights
By Richard Socarides, Head of Public Affairs The LGBT human rights movement has made tremendous progress, yet much remains to be done. Starting with the Netherlands in 2000, Belgium in 2003, and Canada and Spain in 2005, many liberal democracies around the world now legally recognize same-sex relationships, providing marriage rights to gay couples. Last […]