A few weeks ago, a story resurfaced from last year reporting that the Hooters restaurant chain was closing stores around the country due to decreased business. The culprit? Millennials (of
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Four Free Tech Tools for the Trapper Keeper Generation
I got my first Trapper Keeper in fourth grade. I was obsessed with it. It had a rainbow on the cover and purple trim. I loved the sound of the
Continue readingKeep on Truckin’, Millennials
Millennials are accused of killing everything from cereal to chain restaurants to big box home improvement stores. True, the desires and expectations of this generation may be forcing some industries
Continue readingManagement in Action: Project Management Across the Generations
I am a project manager. Chances are, so are you. Project Manager is not my title. I am not a member of PMI nor do I have a degree in
Continue readingThe New Baby Boomer Retirement Trend: Not Retiring
I recall sitting in college classrooms in the mid-90s, carefully considering my professors’ warnings of the crisis that was awaiting us as soon-to-be college grads: Baby Boomers retiring en masse.
Continue readingSorry Millennials, your 30s suck
Before I turned 40 in 2013, I thought I might really struggle with it. I know myself to be somewhat vain, and getting older was something that my younger self
Continue readingGeneration Reboot
Depending on whom you ask, “Solo: A Star Wars Story” is either a stroke of genius or a colossal fail. At the time of publication, the movie has made about
Continue readingUse your GenX superpowers to become a person of influence at work
Today, in 2018, social media influencer is an actual job title. It is a position that many aspire to. It looks easy—you just build a following, affiliate with some brands,
Continue readingGenX Management In Action: Step Away from the Keyboard
I have a reminder in my Outlook calendar for 9 AM Monday-Friday. The action? “Delete 100 emails.” You would think that after a week—two tops–I could delete the reminder, as
Continue readingCereal Killers
A New York Times article from 2016 about declining sales of cold breakfast cereal cited a statistic that 40% of Millennials did not eat cereal for breakfast because it was
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