How do you get a job without experience and get experience without a job? It’s the question virtually every college student and recent graduate faces.
With the rise of hybrid work, advances in artificial intelligence, and ever-shifting economic circumstances, the situation for aspiring Gen Z professionals has never been more challenging.
Lindsey Pollak, who started her career as a dorm RA in college, is the leading expert on guiding young professionals to build the experience, skills, and confidence they need to succeed.
This program helps attendees tackle today’s fast-moving job search and career environment, offering action-oriented tips and strategies with Lindsey’s signature humor and empathy.
Although 97% of employers say soft skills are essential, a mere 37% of the same set of employers say their entry-level employees possess the necessary soft skills. (Career Education Review)
In this timely, inspirational and action-oriented presentation, New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Pollak teaches essential soft skills including communication, managing up, building professional relationships, handling conflict and establishing a stellar reputation in today’s work environment.
Lindsey has the unique ability to connect with early career professionals making the transition into the working world. She provides actionable, relatable tips that attendees can apply immediately.
In today’s fast-paced, multigenerational work environment, leadership is not confined to the senior levels of an organization. The role of mid-level managers is crucial, bridging the gap between strategic directives from the top and operational execution on the ground.
In this interactive program, workplace expert and New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Pollak delves into the unique challenges and opportunities that mid-level professionals face. She empowers attendees with actionable tools, insights and scenario-based learning to help them excel in their pivotal positions.
Attendees will walk away with a deeper understanding of their role as conduits for information, influencers of culture and drivers of performance.
What if generational change is not a problem to overcome, but an opportunity to optimize? For the first time in history, five generations now share the workplace, and leaders must balance a generation gap of multiple decades between the oldest and youngest employees.
New York Times bestselling author and workplace expert Lindsey Pollak — often called a translator among generations —shares her insights into how leaders are can better understand and leverage the unique perspective of each generation.
In this dynamic, engaging and action-oriented program, attendees will gain actionable strategies to manage cross-generational challenges and turn multigenerational understanding into a competitive advantage.
What if generational change is not a problem to overcome, but an opportunity for individuals and organizations to optimize?
For the first time in history, five generations now share the workplace, and employees of all roles and levels must learn to work effectively with people who might be decades older or younger.
In this dynamic, engaging and action-oriented program New York Times bestselling author and multigenerational workplace expert Lindsey Pollak — often called a “generational translator” — will share her uniquely positive and data-driven approach to generational diversity. Attendees will gain specific, actionable strategies to manage cross-generational challenges and turn multigenerational understanding into a competitive advantage.
According to the Association for Talent Development, 75 percent of executives point to mentoring as playing a key role in their careers.
But, as workplace expert Lindsey Pollak shares in this vital session, mentoring can take place in a wider — and more impactful — variety of formats than the traditional one-on-one coffee meeting or 60-minute Zoom call.
This program is designed for mentors and mentees to attend together to explore a wide range of mentoring options such as micro-mentoring, small group pods, reverse mentoring (a.k.a. co-mentoring), personal advisory boards and more.
Lindsey will also share best practices for both mentors and mentees to ensure every interaction is valuable for both participants.
We are living in times of great upheaval in the workplace. Even if the pandemic did not lead you to a major transition, you’ve likely made readjustments and pivots to keep up with the rapid pace of change in the world today.
This is no doubt a challenge, but it’s also an opportunity. That is the message of New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Pollak’s timely, inspirational and action-oriented presentation based on her 2021 book, Recalculating.
With her signature combination of engaging storytelling, data-driven insights and immediately applicable advice, Lindsey addresses such topics as: Adopting and maintaining a growth mindset, building a resilient personal brand, skilling and reskilling for the future and networking in the “new normal.”
Lindsey has a unique gift and keen ability to relate to both junior and senior professionals. She offers people of all generations a fresh perspective to find common ground and work toward collective goals.
Lindsey has been researching, writing and speaking about generational change in the workplace for more than 20 years. She sources and shares the most reputable data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the World Economic Forum, Pew Research Center and more.
Unlike some speakers who focus on negative generational stereotypes, Lindsey takes a positive and constructive approach to helping people navigate the present and future of work.
Participants often say that Lindsey’s programs have not only widened their knowledge about generational change, but also provided a clear list of actions to be more successful in their multigenerational organizations.
Lindsey is a globally recognized career and workplace expert and the leading voice on generational diversity. She has spoken for more than 300 audiences including Google, Goldman Sachs, Estee Lauder, Stanford and Wharton. Lindsey is the author of four career and workplace advice books, and her insights have appeared in media outlets including The TODAY Show, CNBC, NPR, the Harvard Business Review and the Wall Street Journal.