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12/2018 Insights and New Clarity from a Tumultuous Year

2018 was a year of high highs, low lows and paradoxes for the world, politics, businesses and personally for many people. It certainly rocked our view of what had been previously perceived as normal. Reflecting back on 2018, I have reached some clarity and insight through my work and broader experience and observations that I’d like to share with you.

10/2018 What to Expect When You�re Expecting�Gen Z at Work

We’ve heard more than enough about every action and attribute of Millennials. In an effort to mitigate similar, often erroneous, perceptions of the serious, hardworking (and very different from Millennials) Gen Zers, also known as iGen, here’s a briefing on their upbringing and education as a foundation for their expectations and behaviors as they begin to enter the full-time workforce.

08/2018 Gen Zers Show Us the Path to Constructive, Committed Conversation

A few years ago, Gen Zers were being likened in some respects to Traditionalists, also called by some the Silent Generation. Not anymore! This change in behavior and perceptions serves to confirm that generations are more accurately defined by the formative influences during formative stages of life than Census Bureau somewhat arbitrary choice of birth years.

Read how Gen Zers along the political spectrum are contributing and what employers and politicians need to pay attention to.

04/2018 Kaleidoscope #Mentoring: Mentoring from a #CrossGenerational #Perspective

“What goes around comes around,” meaning if you are a giver, you will also receive. Mentoring should be a virtuous circle, and not necessarily only formal pairings. See what I recommend instead and how to get started.

03/2018 The Conversation Skill Unites The #Multigenerational Workplace

Humans are blessed with speech and conversation. With all our technical advances, it seems many of us are letting our ability to constructively converse shrivel. We need to strengthen our conversation muscles and use them to achieve what we want for ourselves, our careers, and our organizations, and to share knowledge.

This article is comprised of excerpts from the book “You Can’t Google It!” by Phyllis Weiss Haserot: Chapter 6-Conversation (Morgan James Publishing, 2018)

02/2018 Get Prepared for Gen Z and an AI World

For years there’s been much agitating about the Gen Y/Millennial conundrum. In a fast-changing world, those of us who are naturally future oriented see a looming change happening with Gen Z arriving – who are not Millennial types at all – requiring considerable employer adjustments. This month’s e-Tip relates some things to cheer about the Gen Z teenagers to early/mid-20s cohort and some issues of concern requiring serious rethinking.

01/2018 Do You Feel The Earth Shaking Yet?

Employers are likely to be happier with Gen Z workers than Millennials, generalized as a group. Serious problem-solvers, (though unfortunately even more stressed) a look at reported Gen Z behaviors, formative influences including parenting, and recent surveys tracking how they are trending should serve as an alert to employers

12/2017 Alternatives to Office Parties Can Break Down Silos and Social Anxiety

The trend away from holiday parties, beyond resulting in behavior change, could also be providing opportunities for bonding of colleagues in more desired and constructive ways and even lead to more effective business development year round. Read on for some ideas on activities and benefits.

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