Living in the Digital Era: Pros and Cons
Guest Post by Andrew Howe If you are reading this article online, you are in the digital era! People use different gadgets daily (computers, smartphones, and tablets). Around 86% of the US population have access to the Internet from home, and this number grows daily. People might agree that living in the digital era is…
5 Things I’d Tell My 20-Something Self, 10 Years Later
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I can’t believe how much I’ve changed since turning thirty nearly two years ago. It probably sounds absurd; how much can one really change that quickly? But I swear it, I’ve somehow managed to figure out the many problems I struggled with over and over for…
VUCA: What Does This Mean for Future Leaders
Development Dimensions International (DDI), jointly with The Conference Board, conducted a survey of 13,124 leaders across many organizations, industries, and countries. An extensive study. The work was released as the Global Leadership Forecast 2014 | 2015. One of the focus areas is on VUCA – Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous – and the importance of…
What the World Needs from Every 20-Something
Guest Post by Danny Rubin For Brazil, winning isn’t everything. It’s the only thing. As the country hosts the 2014 FIFA World Cup, its men’s national team feels the heat of 1,000 suns. Not only is Brazil the “spiritual” home of the world’s most popular sport, but the country already lost the World Cup on…
Remember Context: A Generation Necessity
Context is essential. In many situations, context is necessary into order to understand the question being asked or the statement being made. Context provides the circumstances or events surrounding both. Context is the stage and backdrop in which we interact. Remember Context We need to remember context. This is especially important when discussing generations. Looking…
Building Trust Between Generations – Six Ways
Kate Nasser stated: “When the leadership in an organization see and focus on the differences, they widen the gap. When the leadership see the possibilities for success at the intersection of talents, the gap disappears.” Leadership Generations: When Energy Meets Experience, September 2013 I agree. In the intersection, trust builds. Kate started the #PeopleSkills community…
The Pluralist Generation: Going Beyond the Bedtime Story
Guest Post by Kelly Silay I am a planner. I love a detailed “to-do” list and my functionality for the day depends on the organization of my calendar. Organization is a strength of mine that has led me to be a planner through and through. I am also, however, a dreamer. My plans are often…
Innovation Generation: Insights Learned from Nick D’Aloisio
He has been all over the news the past week. It is a story we find amazing. Nick D’Aloisio, a 17-year old, sold his company, Summly, to Yahoo for an estimated $30 million. It is the American dream of innovation. Today, it is a global dream, as Nick lives in London and will join the…