Recognizing Generational Differences – THAT is the Problem
We’ve all seen myriad blog posts and articles discussing how to manage/engage/lead/*insert buzzword here* Gen Y. We’ve discussed generational entitlement in Twitter...
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Activating the Hidden Face of Diversity in Your Leadership Culture
If you write a leadership blog, you know the challenge of dredging the stock photo sites for perfectly politically correct photos of happy business women and men...
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Millennials! Think you’re not Leadership Material? Think Again!
When I was 4 or 5 years old, I remember sitting at the top of the curly slide waiting for my big sister to slide down with me. I really wanted to go by myself but was...
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Offering Our Youngest Leaders a Seat at the Table
Many American journalists and politicians point proudly to the great innovations that routinely spring forth from America’s businesses, large and small. These same...
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It’s Business… And It Better Be Personal
Times are changing. If you are reading this, you probably sense it. And business has to change, we need to “Switch and Shift.” To effectively lead, engage and create...
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Can Work Be Enjoyable?
Have you ever noticed how when someone tells us they’ve been really busy with work, we automatically interpret this as being a bad thing? Certainly, no one...
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Master the Fine Art of Managing Up
Whether you work in a startup or are working your way up the corporate ladder, to succeed you’ll have to learn the art of managing up. During a performance review early...
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From Now To How: Social, Virtual and Cross Generational Leadership
You can criticize, condemn and complain or imagine, inspire and innovate. Your choice will determine your destiny. – Deepak Chopra The need to go from NOW to HOW...
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From Boomer to Gen Y Leaders: New Emperors Need Newer Clothes
In the 1990s, we Boomers were fretting over a previous economic downturn and whether or not the Internet was a passing fad (another golden age of myopia). At that time,...
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Organizational Leadership and a Better Society
I think it’s a safe assumption, unless you’re a narcissistic sociopath, that people want a better society and want to contribute to that goal in some fashion. There is...
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Time to Embrace the Millennial Overachiever
“What comes to mind when you hear the phrase ‘Millennial overachiever’?”, I asked my friends. One friend replied, “You, Jenny. You’re an overachiever.” According to the...
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Dear Enterprise Leaders, You’re Screwed. Here’s Why.
Dear Enterprise Leader, I’ve got some terrible news for you. Your best talent isn’t good enough to compete. Better talent is at work right across town, in an...
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