Management Solutions for Millennials and Managers of All Ages
Bruce Tulgan is a leadership and management expert and bestselling author whose latest book The 27 Challenges Managers Face: Step-by-Step Solutions to (Nearly) All of Your Management Problems is due out in September. I recently connected with him to get some advice for new managers and how their employers can help them succeed. Here’s what […]
5 Things Employers Wish Millennials Learned in College
Does college prepare today’s young people for the real world of employment? According to a 2013 Chegg study, the answer is a definitive no. Fewer than two in five hiring managers said that recent grads are prepared for a job in their field of study. Based on my work with entry-level employers across a wide […]
Contribute to My Next Book! Complete This Survey on Millennials and Leadership
Throughout this fall, I am writing my next book, which will be published by HarperCollins in late 2014. The topic is Millennials in leadership. In Getting from College to Career I shared all of my tips for launching your career; with this book I’ll share advice, tips, trends and insight to help Millennials (those born […]
Expert Advice for Gen Y Managers
As members of Generation Y (a.k.a. Millennials) continue to enter the workforce in droves, plenty is being written about how to manage these young employees. I’d like to take a different angle and talk about the fact that Gen Ys are now starting to do the managing. More than a few workplaces — from start-ups […]
How to Start Your Own Nonprofit: Interview with She’s the First Founder Tammy Tibbetts
Tammy Tibbetts is one of the most active, inspirational Gen Ys I know. I am a board member of her organization, She’s the First, which is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit that sponsors girls’ education in the developing world. Tammy generously agreed to answer some questions about how she started her organization and what advice she […]
Baking for Good…and a Great Career: Interview with Social Entrepreneur Emily Dubner
Emily Dubner is a 2006 college graduate and founder of Baking for Good, an online bakery that gives 15 percent of every purchase to charity. I love this concept and use Baking for Good for most of my business’s holiday and thank you gifts. (Read about one instance of the excellent responses I’ve received to […]
4 Tips on Transitioning into Management
Dear Lindsey, I recently received two master’s degrees (MBA, 2008 and MSA, 2010) after many years of working in state government. Now, I am ready to explore more opportunities in the private and public sector. If I’ve never functioned in a leadership capacity, will it be difficult to branch out in management? Obtaining my master’s has […]
The Blog Begins!
I’m very excited to start writing my own blog. Special thanks to Emmie Twombly (Bates College ’08) for the final push into the blogosphere. . Please let me know what you’d like to see featured here!