I hear it everywhere I go. It’s part of book titles, employers are complaining about it, parents are saying it to each other, and the press tries to convince us of it. They say “what’s wrong with young people today?” As I write my Generational Differences in the Age of Social Media blog post to…… Continue Reading
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Some Generational Shifts Make Me Wonder “Will adolescence ever end?”
While getting ready for my seminar I heard the news, “Psychologists To Bump The End Of Adolescence From 18 to 25.” Yes, according to The Daily Mail “It is hoped the new guidelines being given to child psychologists will prevent children being ‘rushed’ through childhood.” As a baby boomer it sent me back to my…… Continue Reading
The Future of America is assured: Millennials are Carving Out a League of Their Own
What a difference a month makes! Just last month I posted about my great concern for the future of America. I worried about what would happen to the country based on several recent events including multiple valedictorians and Gen Y recruits who brought their cats to corporate job interviews. The Universe answered my prayers…… Continue Reading
Great Concern for the Future of America and its People
In the days of Mark Twain America was a nation of self reliance and intellectual discourse. When you find and read the writings of Mark Twain, or the poems of Robert Frost it stimulates thought and conversation. Today if you can’t say it in text speak, LMAO, LOL, ROFL or 140 characters it is deemed…… Continue Reading
How Gen Y Views Speakers, Trainers, and their Career
I’m always on the lookout for events that demonstrate how the younger generation interacts with their environment and society. Things are moving so rapidly now that I look forward to the next new thing. So for this blog post I have two observations” They call you out on your stuff! iPads, Tablets, iPhones and other…… Continue Reading
Don’t Hug the interviewer: 10 Recommendations for getting the job
According to a recent news broadcast, many companies do have jobs available. There are entry-level jobs which are not being filled due to the lack of skills in the candidates who show up for the interview. The employer on the show shared her distress with finding qualified prospects. She shared that in several instances the…… Continue Reading
Perceptions and Our Interaction at work
Whether you are aware or not, your perceptions impact how you process stimulus from your world. It is a subconscious, seamless, instantaneous judgment that happens as we interact with each other in our personal and business life. Each of us are programmed by the four pillars of our youth – our parents, our school, our…… Continue Reading
Why are you doing that? Why are you taking responsibility?
I love the transformational results of my work. It is one of the main reasons I am a corporate trainer, speaker and coach. When I share my experiential knowledge I know that is what I am here for. I am here to help people to communicate better and become better managers and leaders. I get…… Continue Reading
Hi-Tech and Low-Tech Converge in The Classroom
We live in a technology driven world. It’s global. Even countries with no infrascructure use wifi, cell phones, iPads and other gadgets that seemingly make life easier. In fact, as I watched a movie last night that was made in 1983 starring Burt Lancaster, I marveled at the hoops the businessman had to jump through…… Continue Reading
The Wussification of America – How Schools are Preparing Americans for Failure
The new generation of employees were raised in an environment of trophies for everyone. The school system believes that if one student receives a trophy while the others do not, it will create low self esteem in the ones who did not. To solve this problem, everyone gets a trophy or no one does. While…… Continue Reading