Gaye Clemson – Connect Converge

Management by Walking Around Gets a Makeover

Gaye ClemsonJune 20, 20220231 views

My recent change consulting work has taken me to the mergers and acquisitions world. Now I don't know about you, but I can’t imagine a greater transformational change for team leaders than getting acquired by an industry giant.

Managing Complexity in a World Upside Down

Gaye ClemsonMarch 27, 20220228 views

In my role as an orchestrator helping cross-functional team leaders enable transformational change, it’s been interesting to reflect on how often the topic of complexity comes up. And yet, when I ask ‘Tell me how you are defining complexity?

The Flip Side

Gaye ClemsonDecember 6, 20210239 views

Just the other day I saw a commercial on one of the cable news outlets promoting Cisco's newly launched Webex Suite that is, according to the ad, tailor-made for hybrid working. It caught my eye because I once had an opportunity in 1976 to hang out with the McLaren racing team. I was the guest of a fellow student, who was a Formula One freelance journalist. I was intrigued to discover in 2021 that the McLaren Racing Team was still a major player in the Formula One world. I know, I know, some of you are now asking yourselves, where has she been!

The Flip Side

Gaye ClemsonSeptember 21, 20210219 views

It’s refreshing to me to occasionally see honest viewpoints expressed on LinkedIn regarding the various stresses people feel in their day-to-day work lives. Regardless of its actual existence pre-COVID, work/life balance is officially over, replaced by a blending of work and home culture. And, the norms for what’s acceptable behavior at work have changed dramatically. Remember the days when we thought a barking dog or an interruptive child was a career-limiting move?

The Flip Side

Gaye ClemsonMarch 23, 20210300 views

Those who know me know that I am obsessed with experimenting with new digital collaboration platforms and technologies. These days I’m especially intrigued with those that can help build trust, reduce loneliness and strengthen social connectivity; and, in so doing improve employee engagement, cross-functional collaboration, and organizational culture health. These topics are on everyone’s minds as companies envision much more remote or hybrid remote work becoming much more permanent due to the pandemic.