The worm has turned... It seems as if we are reminded on a daily basis – ad nauseum – just how many Boomers are coming up for retirement and the drain they will be on resources. In the US, Leonard Steinhorn has posed an interesting question: “Imagine if the...
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The worm has turned... It seems as if we are reminded on a daily basis – ad nauseum – just how many Boomers are coming up for retirement and the drain they will be on resources. In the US, Leonard Steinhorn has posed an interesting question: “Imagine if the...
Retirement vs. Re-Tyrement
The first Baby Boomers will turn sixty this year and they will do what no other generation has done before them: Re-tyre. There are a number of factors that are already causing futurists to look at the effects of this upcoming change. Many predict that it will bring...
Retirement vs. Re-Tyrement
The first Baby Boomers will turn sixty this year and they will do what no other generation has done before them: Re-tyre. There are a number of factors that are already causing futurists to look at the effects of this upcoming change. Many predict that it will bring...
Generation Y at Work
Duncan Macleod's PostKiwi's Generation blog has some information on Peter Sheahan. Peter Sheahan's book, "Generation Y: Surviving and Thriving with Generation Y at Work", was published in 2005 by Hardie Grant Books. Here Peter outlines the content from his workshops...
Generation gaps at Universities – radical professors and conservative students
Hans Zeiger writes for WorldNetDaily on an interesting phenomenon: there is a generation gap at Harvard. Apparently, these days, the ageing Boomer professors are much more radical than their more conservative, focused, career-minded, Millennial students. I remember a...
Australia’s Generation Y expert – Peter Sheahan
I have come across a great resource for understanding Australia's (and global) Generation Y. It's written by a young author, professional speaker and consultant, Peter Sheahan, who specialises in Gen Y. His research blog is available at:...
Agents are at serious risk from gen X & Gen Y
In 2004, Vertis, a provider of targeted advertising, media and marketing services, announced the results of a survey they had completed. It concluded that today's young people (Gen X: born 1970s and early 80s; and Gen Y, born 1980s to 2000s) would prefer not to use...
Agents are at serious risk from gen X & Gen Y
In 2004, Vertis, a provider of targeted advertising, media and marketing services, announced the results of a survey they had completed. It concluded that today's young people (Gen X: born 1970s and early 80s; and Gen Y, born 1980s to 2000s) would prefer not to use...
The un-CEO
TomorrowToday.biz got a CEO last year. We elected someone within our ranks to take on the title of CEO. Essentially we wanted to know we had one person that the buck stopped at. Outside of that we've had a hard time working out what else we wanted our new CEO to do....
The un-CEO
TomorrowToday.biz got a CEO last year. We elected someone within our ranks to take on the title of CEO. Essentially we wanted to know we had one person that the buck stopped at. Outside of that we've had a hard time working out what else we wanted our new CEO to do....
Please Just F*ck Off, It’s Our Turn Now
I'm in Australia, doinga lot of generational work. I always try and pick up the latest local writing on generations, talent and management. Last time I was here, I got "What Was It All For" (see review here). This time, my eye as drawn to bright yellow cover, and...
Chuck, The Hoff and Isuzu
I am pretty jaded about advertising. Only the surprising and clever (and possibly the downright wierd) adverts even et my attention. And very few of them even entice me to part with my cash. So, maybe I'm not the best commentator on the advertising industry. Or, maybe...
Chuck, The Hoff and Isuzu
I am pretty jaded about advertising. Only the surprising and clever (and possibly the downright wierd) adverts even et my attention. And very few of them even entice me to part with my cash. So, maybe I'm not the best commentator on the advertising industry. Or, maybe...
Men should have more say
Should men have more choice when it comes to unintended pregnancy? In the US, the National Centre for Men is filling a lawsuit on behalf of Matt Dubay who has been ordered to pay child support for his ex-girlfriends daughter. Matt's ex-girlfriend assured him she...
Social causes attract BYTs
We have long argued that companies that show some form of genuine social concern and investment will be more attractive to today's talented young people - both as customers and staff. For many years, top end professionals (especially lawyers and consultants) have had...
Social causes attract BYTs
We have long argued that companies that show some form of genuine social concern and investment will be more attractive to today's talented young people - both as customers and staff. For many years, top end professionals (especially lawyers and consultants) have had...
Sneaky outputs
One of the significant shifts we're seeing in talent management is around input versus output performance measurement. The traditional Company Man arrived at work promptly, spent solid hours at his desk, did not overstay his welcome at tea breaks and finished his...
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