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You may have heard that there are four generations in the workplace, but let’s be honest, the conflict boils down to old people vs young people. In the second part of my Leveraging Generations in the Workplace training series, you can take a quiz to figure out what side YOU belong on. Want to…
DetailsCongratulations! You have signed yourself up for one of the most amazing experiences it is possible to have. Indeed, the national 2014 SHRM conference has consistently been ranked slightly above “visiting the Taj Mahal while riding an elephant” in surveys of people who have done both. You’re in for an awesome time! Now perhaps this…
DetailsI travel all over the USA talking about generations in the workplace with my Us vs Them presentation, but no matter how many differences we have, one thing unites us all: we all have awkward childhood photos. I tend to think mine is more awkward than most. Yep, that’s me in the photo! Pretty bad, right?…
DetailsDealing with different generations in the workplace is so annoying. Why can’t everyone have the decency to be born at the same time? Lucky for you, I’ve put together a series of videos about how to use multiple generations in the workplace to your advantage! Want to see more funny stuff about generations? Here are a…
DetailsDid you know that June 13 is officially Blame Someone Else Day? I didn’t until recently – and what a relief the knowledge has been! Until now I’ve sometimes been taking responsibility for my actions. Sometimes I’ve even attempted to learn from my mistakes instead of persisting in the comfortable fiction that I have never…
DetailsEverywhere you look, new hires are endangered. Many of them are about to graduate and start their careers with hearts filled with dreams and rainbows and gummy bears, ready to frolic in the rich fjords of Employmentland. But sadly, too many of them are not prepared for the world they’re about to enter. Some of…
DetailsFather’s Day is approaching. Everywhere you go, grills and hacksaws and cologne are on sale, apparently since fathers everywhere want to smell their best while they saw their grills in half. I’m sure you’ve also run across a smattering of articles and videos espousing the wisdom that the authors acquired from their own fathers, and…
DetailsSo let’s get one thing straight, Baby Boomers – you’re not babies anymore. You’re in your 50s, so stop lying to yourselves. Oh, and in case you forgot, it was your parents that did all the booming. Stop taking credit for their hard work. That said, you’re not quite the dinosaurs that young people sometimes…
DetailsHave you complained recently about download speeds for your streaming video? Wondering how you ever survived the fiery hell that was the Age of Dial-Up? Then you have completely (and blissfully) forgotten the days 80s Internet. Watch this 1981 news report about this new-fangled thing called “The Internet” to see how far we’ve really come. And…
DetailsPhoto Credit: Matthew Hurst First off, I hate the word ‘millennials.’ It make them sound either like they were born on the millennium, which would make them all 14, or on the Millennium Falcon, which would make them imaginary. Fortunately for me, I’m pretty sure you hate the word too. I just put it…
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