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,...Read More

I am excited to introduce my friend, Crystal Kadakia, in this Guest Post.  She is a rising thought leader and generational expert.  Her insightful message is made more powerful in that she is, herself, a member of Generation Y, the Millennial Generation.   Do you still talk about Millennials like you just don’t get them...Read More

Need an easy conversation starter? Ask any leader or member of management to share their thoughts about and experiences with Millennials in the workplace. Undoubtedly you’ll find yourself engaged in a timely and often-opinionated discussion. On the other hand, sit down with a Millennial employee and ask them to share their experiences since entering the...Read More

How things have changed!  What use to be derogatory — “having your head in the clouds” — has become the best connected way of life. It amazes me how cloud computing has integrated all my apparatuses and made my computing a little more seamless. As long as my wireless is working I have instant access...Read More

“Why would I have to do what my boss asks me to do?” The student who asked this question of his friend was quite serious. Though it seems incredulous, with some thought, that question is not so easy to answer. The Millennial’s sincere curiosity wasn’t meant to be disrespectful. Yet the perception from most people...Read More

In Spite Of The Fiscal Cliff Everyone is talking about the looming Fiscal Cliff.  It’s an issue, yet there is another threat that has gone unnoticed by the mainstream media.  An appropriate metaphor would be that of a Demographic Tsunami. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a slowdown in the labor force growth and...Read More

This year’s twenty best companies have been identified¹.  What are these organization’s best leadership practices, and what can we learn from them? One thing is for sure.  All great companies put a premium on innovation.  And the insight that sparks innovation seems to occur randomly to the average observer.  Even the icon we use for...Read More

Let’s start with what everyone agrees on. It’s good for employees to be motivated and not so good when they’re not. So the question then becomes, why isn’t it happening on a more consistent basis? In our work with Millennials (Gen Y), Indifference is one of their perceived orientations by the thousands of managers we...Read More

(Millennials: Play To Their Strengths) When I was in high school the creative kid was someone out on the fringe. We (and their instructors), would say, “Boy. Does that kid have their head in the clouds!” The intended meaning was that they were hopelessly disconnected from the real world. How things have changed! Today “living...Read More

(News Alert!! Training Beats Bonuses) The job market, at first glance, looks anything but encouraging. On the surface there seems to be a dwindling supply of jobs. That’s the feeling we get. And it is true that one-third of the 2011 college grads according to one survey (Adecco Group)*, live at home with their parents....Read More