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
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The 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 readingThree things Boomers can teach GenX and Millennials at work
Decades ago, there were dire warnings about the crisis that would be caused by Baby Boomers retiring en masse. The crisis was averted, thanks in no small part to another
Continue readingGenX Management In Action: Giving Feedback
Giving feedback can be one of the most daunting parts of any supervisor’s job. It’s also the most important. Good leaders know that it’s their responsibility to get the very
Continue readingWork/Life Balance is a Myth. Blame Generation X.
Can we all agree that in 2017 work/life balance is not a thing? Let me clarify. The idea of work/life balance is a thing. In fact it’s such a thing
Continue readingLeading those who led us: GenX managers and Baby Boomer employees
I was 29 when I landed my first director-level position. I had been at my previous employer since I graduated college and now was in a new organization in an
Continue readingSomething To Believe In: Employee Engagement Across the Generations
Some facts and figures for your consideration: 33% of Americans are actively engaged at work 16% are actively disengaged, ergo 51% of employees are not engaged at work, and haven’t
Continue readingPragmatic Leadership and Generation X
Womp Womp. For those of you who are familiar with Saturday Night Live’s* “Debbie Downer” character, you know “womp womp” is the sound that’s made after Debbie says something to totally
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