Don’t Buy Into These Millennial Myths
As I said in the Tomorrow@Work report for the Hartford’s Trends Forecast, this is the year Millennials will finally be taken seriously as leaders, and we’ll end the Millennial-bashing once and for all. The media is turning a corner from portraying Millennials as “entitled,” “coddled” and “addicted to their smartphones” and realizing they represent the […]
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 […]
SHRM Foundation Report Offers Insights into Millennials and the Evolving World of Work
An aging workforce is leading to the departure of many high-level and experienced employees, leaving a huge void of expertise and established skills. At the same time, the Millennials, the youngest generation of employees in the workforce has been found to be restless and hard for employers to retain, according to the Society for Human […]
10 Organization and Productivity Apps for Young Professionals
“Productivity” is by far my favorite category in the App Store. I’m a sucker for any tool that promises to make me more effective or gives me little check-off boxes to click with satisfaction. Over the years I’ve downloaded more apps than I care to admit, so in the interest of helping your productivity, here […]
Millennials at Work: Instant Gratification and the Need for Speed
The infamous traits of the Millennial generation have been studied, discussed and debated far and wide: they’re always connected, they’re ambitious, they’re approval oriented and more. In this series of blog posts, “Millennials at Work,” I’m diving into each of these stereotypes and discussing how they impact this generation and those of us who work […]
Millennials at Work: The Global Generation
The infamous traits of the Millennial generation have been studied, discussed and debated far and wide: they’re always connected, they’re ambitious, they’re approval-oriented and more. In this series of blog posts, “Millennials at Work,” I’m diving into each of these stereotypes and discussing how they impact this generation and those of us who work with […]
Quick Tips for Improving Your Elevator Pitch
No matter where you are in your career, your elevator pitch is an essential tool in your “how to get ahead” arsenal. How well you describe yourself in those first few moments of meeting someone is immeasurably important. It takes only 7 seconds to make a first impression, so your opening lines need to be […]
3 Secrets of Non-Verbal Communication
It’s been said a zillion times, but it’s true: It’s not just what you say; it’s how you say it. The tone with which you deliver your words, the way you stand and the all-important eye contact connection express information that words cannot. The most successful people I know aren’t just great thinkers or creative […]
Five Key Takeaways from Promote Yourself by Dan Schawbel
My friend and fellow Gen Y enthusiast, Dan Schawbel, published his latest book this week, Promote Yourself: The New Rules for Career Success. Here are my five favorite takeaways from the book. But trust me, they only scratch the surface of the great advice in this book! 1.) The rules of engagement have changed: 15% […]
How to Attract Millennial Employees
According to an often-cited report from the Business and Women Professional’s Foundation, Generation Y will make up almost 75% of the world’s workforce by 2025. With just a little over a decade to go, the smart employer is taking a look now at ways to attract the next generation of talent. I have spoken with […]