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“Kids these days!” It’s too easy to look at the next generation and boldly declare, “I was never like that at that age!” The truth is that every generation must overcome the stereotypes that are associated with youth. Each generation will express this with their own nuance because of the values they developed during their formative years. This was impacted by parenting, pop culture, politics...Read More

I know what you’re thinking! They are different, aren’t they? Millennials are entering into adulthood on their terms– with their own ideas of work, life and fulfillment. You can ignore them, embrace them or be constantly frustrated by them. In the first quarter of 2015 Millennials became the largest generation in the U.S. labor force. They have surpassed the Boomers and have just overtaken the...Read More

One of the most common complaints we hear describing today’s emerging generation is… “Millennials don’t respect authority.” “They text constantly, refuse to leave a voicemail, expect everyone to adapt to their way of thinking, and call me by my first name! Hey! I’m their boss!” Millennials have a different approach to respect. For a Millennial, respect is earned. It’s not automatic, expected or given because...Read More

They are called “The Golden Google Rules!” Google is not known as being a management guru organization.  After all, they create things—technical stuff like search engines and productivity tools like Gmail.  They started out with a philosophy of just leaving people alone.  Let the engineers create their wonders. 20% of their work is “free time” in which those creative geniuses have come up with quite...Read More

Did you know that the typical internet user is twice as likely as others to feel that people can be trusted? Facebook users are the most trusting of all.  A typical user is 43% more likely than internet users to feel folks can be trusted.  They are three times more likely to trust people than non-internet users.  One of the reasons for this is because it...Read More

There was a group of tourists visiting a small village in Europe.  They walked by an old man sitting on a wooden fence.  One of the tourists asked, “Were there any great people born in this village?” The old man replied, “Nope.  Just babies!” This story raises an important point.  Growth takes time.  It is a process.  It must be intentional.  It’s never accidental.  And growth...Read More