Generations in the Workplace

Why “Connector” Millennial Employees Need “Adaptive” Managers In Order To Survive

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This is part of our “Designed To Win” series on the millennial workforce. Full disclosure: I am a millennial. Every generation experiences what is known as “shared sense-making.”  It is the process in which individuals within a generation jointly interpret their environment and create collective narratives from which they derive meaning.  This process, through the [...]

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GENERATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE: Exodus – Implications of the “Baby Boomer” Retirement Onslaught

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Guest Blogger:  Celie White, SPHR, has worked for numerous organizations in the health care and financial sector as a human resources professional for over 20 years.  Her experience includes implementing in-house training teams, designing training programs and workshops, and working as an HR professional with the hiring of multiple generations of staff:   According to [...]

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MILLENNIALS IN THE WORKPLACE: The 7 Famous People That Motivate Millennials

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Part of our Designed To Win series on the millennial workforce For many of us, motivation comes from larger-than-life characters that embody what we all hope to attain someday.  Being a millennial, the generation born between the years of 1980-2000, it’s not hard to observe our complete fascination with the ‘celebrity factor.’ Born into an [...]

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BLOG: Designed To Win – How the Millennial Worker Will Usher In a New Workforce Designed To Win

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A blog series written by a millennial To the millennials: You were designed to win.  The cells of your body, the synapses of your brain, the muscles in your arms and legs, the consciousness of your soul, the interactions you have with others – all of these were specifically manufactured for you to win. They [...]

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BLOG: Millennials – What Employers are Looking for in the Next Generation of Leaders

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It wasn’t too long ago that some of us reading this article were sitting in the interview chair, thinking about the right things say and what characteristics to highlight so that we would be offered a job.  And yet, knowing what I do now, I wish I could go back to that young professional with [...]

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