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Born In Between Generations? Here’s How It Can Help Your Career
By Anne Loehr8 minute Read Helen Phung, a communications consultant, had what she considered a brilliant Halloween costume. She couldn’t wait for her coworkers to give her knowing nods and make clever comments as they passed her in the kitchen. She was dressed as the Chicken Lady from Kids in the Hall, the Canadian sketch comedy show that originally aired from the late ’80s to mid-’90s, and later as reruns on Comedy Central during the ’00s.
Weekly Round-Up: 14 Ways to 'Grade' Your Comms Plan, 5 Ways Leaders Change Lives, Dos & Don'ts for Your Company Video, How to Inspire Employee Engagement & Innovation, Creating a Powerhouse Team
Welcome to my weekly round-up of the best-of-the-best recent leadership and communication blog posts. 14 Ways To 'Grade' Your Communications Plan Before It Launches By Forbes Communications Council (@ForbesCommCncl via @Forbes), Forbes A panel of Forbes Communications Council members provide their best strategies for "grading" your communications plan before its launch. “Delivering major news in any organization can be a complicated process.
How High-performing Organizations Inspire Employee Engagement, Innovation and Loyalty
By all accounts, low engagement levels and employee turnover rates plague organizations of all sizes and shapes. In fact, recent data from Gallup put employee engagement rates worldwide at about 13 percent and estimate that 51 percent of employees are looking to leave their current jobs.
Five Ways Older Workers Can Combat Age Discrimination
“I turned 50 and seemed to have been thrown out of the public relations profession, my industry of 20 years,” says Lisa Wells, who recalls having traveled repeatedly from New York to Philadelphia and Boston for job interviews–all without having any luck. Desperate, Wells sought some professional help.
Generation Z: How Do They Approach the Workplace?
Generation Z: How Do They Approach the Workplace? With a new generation—Generation Z—on the scene, it’s time for organizations to take a closer look. Born between the late 1990s and the early 2010s, Generation Z currently makes up 25.9% of the US population. Though there is little to no consensus about the ending birth year, we do know the oldest among them are between 16 and 19 years old.
Use These 5 Strategies to Create Positive Change and Increase Happiness in Your Job
Job Satisfaction If you're feeling stuck in a rut, try these strategies used by 'workplace mavericks.' Image credit: Westend61 | Getty Images Danielle Harlan and Anne Loehr Guest Writer Founder and CEO, the Center for Advancing Leadership and Human Potential | EVP, the Center for Human Capital Innovation September 11, 2018 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
How I Realized I Was A Closet Data Geek Halfway Through My Career
Years ago, I dropped out of an Ivy League school to become a chef. Back then, chefs weren’t the celebrity stars they are today. So when it came to telling my parents I wanted to trade those hallowed halls for hot kitchens, and turn in my white-collar career path for the literal white collar of a sous chef’s coat–well, let’s just say the conversation was tense. But I did it.
How To Prepare For Jobs That Don’t Yet Exist in a Multi-Stage Life
How To Prepare For Jobs That Don’t Yet Exist in a Multi-Stage Life 85 per cent of the jobs that will exist in 2030 haven’t even been invented yet, estimates a Dell Technologies report, written by the Institute for the Future (IFTF) and a panel of 20 tech, business and academic experts from around the world. So how do you prepare someone for a job that doesn’t exist yet? How can we prepare the young people who will be entering the workforce in the next five years? How can we prepare ourselves?
How To Predict Which Of Your Employees Are About To Quit
By Anne Loehr4 minute Read “People analytics” may sound daunting, expensive, and difficult—something the ordinary manager can’t possibly concern herself with even if she’d like to. But the field isn’t necessarily as high-tech as you might imagine. There’s more untapped data, of some kind or another, floating around your workplace than you probably think.
Introvert Or Extrovert? Here’s Another Way To Think About Your Personality
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Introvert Or Extrovert? Here’s Another Way To Think About Your Personality
“Sensitive fake extrovert.” That’s how Jade Lenier classifies herself. As a performer and public speaker, you’d take her for an extrovert, but in truth, says Lenier, “my extroverted outsides don’t match my introverted insides. Because I do love being around people, but I become overstimulated and overwhelmed by them and must retreat to my own corner of the world.” Is Lenier really just an introvert in the wrong career?
The Problem With Women's Leadership Programs
There is a disconnect between the future of work and what women's leadership programs purport to do-develop our future female leaders. Let's start by looking at a real description of a women's leadership program currently offered at a large corporation: "High-potential women executives will be equipped with the knowledge and tools needed to elevate themselves to the C-suite and beyond." This description uses language which reflects two outdated assumptions about leadership.
Will Generation Z Lean Conservative or Liberal? It’s Not That Simple
It might be time for the Millennial media obsession to wind down as a new generation inches up in age and takes their first baby steps into the workforce. I’m talking about Generation Z, the next demographic cohort after the Millennials. While there is no set consensus on when this generation begins, it is commonly believed that members of Generation Z were born between 1998 and 2001. That makes the oldest among them 16 to 19 years old. And the youngest?
What It’s Like To Transition At Work
Last year, the National Transgender Discrimination Survey found that nearly half of the almost 28,000 transgender adults it polled weren’t hired, were fired, or weren’t promoted due to their gender identities. The same report found that nine in 10 transgender employees either took steps to avoid harassment or experienced it in the workplace.
Five Creative Ways These Freelancers Landed Gig Work
“I landed a gig by creating and placing a makeshift placard saying ‘freelance writer’ in front of my computer while working at Starbucks.” This breakdown spells trouble for some. American workers looking for projects on online marketplaces, for instance, are often competing with workers who live in countries where the dollar is strong. That means many foreign workers can accept far lower rates.
Five Ways Older Workers Can Combat Age Discrimination
"I turned 50 and seemed to have been thrown out of the public relations profession, my industry of 20 years," says Lisa Wells, who recalls having traveled repeatedly from New York to Philadelphia and Boston for job interviews—all without having any luck. Desperate, Wells sought some professional help.
An Open Letter to President-Elect Trump: Diversify Your Cabinet to Make America “Great Again”
As we move past campaigning to governance, I noticed that your potential cabinet lacks diversity. I am not a politician or policy wonk, so I cannot guide you on how to create the best cabinet. However, I do know how diversity can improve your cabinet.
Emotional Intelligence and Its Effect on Clients
The day is reckoning is here. Demographic shifts that have been projected and analyzed for years are now very much in motion, and the implications for financial advisors are severe. Every advisor faces three essential challenges: 2. The aging of clients and books of business If not addressed, these challenges threaten the very core of many advisors’ practices; financial advisors lose an astronomically high amount of an account’s assets after the death of a client.
Why These Freelancers Ditched Cities For Rural America
At one point, Hageman was living in a brownstone and making six figures as a nonprofit executive, but he wanted a different life. So he moved to Pine Island, New York (population 1,534), 55 miles northwest of New York City, but about as small-town as you can get and still within driving distance. “I only wish I had walked this path sooner,” he says.
Born In Between Generations? Here's How It Can Help Your Career
Helen Phung, a communications consultant, had what she considered a brilliant Halloween costume. She couldn’t wait for her coworkers to give her knowing nods and make clever comments as they passed her in the kitchen. She was dressed as the Chicken Lady from Kids in the Hall, the Canadian sketch comedy show that originally aired from the late '80s to mid-'90s, and later as reruns on Comedy Central during the '00s.
Burning Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Devices Cause Global Recall
2-September, Suwon – After several reports of burnt and exploding Galaxy Note 7 phones Samsung has ordered a global recall for all devices of this model. The “phablet” sized smartphone was released recently and was available in ten countries so far. The costs for replacing the already sold 2.5 million devices worldwide is not disclosed by the South Korean company but considering a street price of about $900 plus logistics you can do some math around it.
20 Ways to Boost Employee Engagement Starting Today
HR managers can agree that employee engagement and retention are at the top of their priority list. Every company wants to attract and keep the best talent. Many employees in today’s job market quickly feel uninspired by their work, get bored after 2 years and start job hunting for something new. So we decided to speak with some of the best HR professionals and business leaders around the country to find the strategies and employee engagement best practices that they recommend.
How this Young, Female, Minority Startup Founder is the Future of WorkBuild. Empower. Inspire.
"We can't partake in the "boy's club." I would define the boy's club as the male form of bonding and building their network. This might involve drinking, golfing, mountain biking trips, ski trips, going out, smoking cigars, and doing deals with other men." At Google, I worked with the most incredible women like Stacy Philpot Brown, Kim Jabal, Sheryl Sandberg, Megan Smith, and Kelly Liang. Megan Smith was instrumental in helping me discover my love and talent for business development.
Technology Is Making Adults Act Like Kids
You’ve likely seen the stories, or witnessed mobs of adults marauding around public spaces in the hunt for rare pocket monsters, as Pokémon GO continues to be the big tech story of 2016. Now scientists are becoming worried about how grown-ups are reverting to a child-like status when it comes to using gadgets, and how future generations will cope. In our technology-heavy lives, teenagers are moving into adulthood often desperate for validation on social media.
These People Who Followed Their Passions Share How And Why They Did It
Want to build a life and career around something you're passionate about? Great! Now how do you feel about intense struggle, repeated failure, and constant change? To be sure, those are things pretty much all of us are bound to face in our careers, but it's far more likely you'll have a tougher go of it if you're dead set on following your passion.
These People Who Followed Their Passions Share How And Why They Did It
By Anne Loehr and Danielle Harlan 5 minute Read Want to build a life and career around something you’re passionate about? Great! Now how do you feel about intense struggle, repeated failure, and constant change? To be sure, those are things pretty much all of us are bound to face in our careers, but it’s far more likely you’ll have a tougher go of it if you’re dead set on following your passion.
Why Your Company Needs To Stop Recruiting "Digital Natives"
Companies that advertise job openings for "digital natives" may think they're simply appealing to the most tech-adept candidates out there. But they aren't. When an older worker—even someone in their late thirties—spots that term in a job listing, they're likely to think applying is a waste of time. This is a loss for organizations. Even unintentionally, recruiting for "digital natives" represents a form of bias, often called ageism.
Anne Loehr in the Press: Spring Roundup
Sharing knowledge with your community is invaluable. So far 2016 has given me ample opportunity to do just that. This week alone has me speaking four times! Today, I’ve created a quick roundup of articles (and one podcast) where I contributed, was featured or was quoted. They are all worth a read, regardless of my involvement. Research from British anthropologist Robin Dunbar suggests people are only capable of maintaining sustainable relationships with about 150 other people.
These Five Women are the Future of Work
One of the major workforce trends already hitting the United States has to do with women. If you add up the gender pay gap, prevalent glass ceilings, dismal work/life balance, non-flexible work schedules and stubborn gender biases, you’re left with a balance of women who are voting with their feet and leaving the corporate world. Where are they going? They are starting their own businesses because they feel they have a better chance at success and balance in doing so.
Sara Sutton Fell
Five Women Shaping the Future of Work: Sara Sutton Fell, FlexJobs I was fortunate enough to interview five female entrepreneurs who are actively building the future of work. For a quick introduction to these inspiring women, you can read, Pioneers of the Better Way: 5 Women Blaze a Trail Toward the Future of Work. Now I want to take a closer look at each woman, and share a snapshot of their insight that I gleaned from my conversations with them.
5 Women Blaze a Trail Toward the Future of Work
I recently had the opportunity to interview five cool—and inspiring—women CEOs who embody the future of work. They’ve walked out of the traditional workforce and started their own purpose-driven businesses that paint a new picture of how we work. I’ll dive deeper into the stories of each of these women—and the obstacles they faced—in a future post. For now, I’m excited to introduce you to each of them. Here’s what they do, why they do it, and why you want to get to know them.
The Paradox of Leadership
I recently had the honor of speaking with three other exceptional speakers in LA at the gorgeous Terranea resort. Since our four sessions were running concurrently, we couldn’t see each other present, so I made a point of meeting each one of them before the presentations started. As one of the speakers was prepping his slides, I introduced myself, congratulated him on his recent (and exciting) promotion and started a conversation. He then asked me where I was from.
Five Business Culture Books To Add To Your Fall Reading List
Some people like to read. Some people like to read a lot. Then, there’s people like Doug Hensch who are not happy if they are aren’t consuming research-backed literature on well being, resilience, leadership and decision-making. The good news for the rest of us is that Doug has decided to post a handful of summaries of some of the most important books of the last several years.
The Future of Work: Creating Purpose-Driven Organizations
It’s time to change the way we work. I don’t mean a revolutionary time management system, or a productivity breakthrough. I’m talking about integrating purpose into the workplace. While “finding your purpose” may sound like a nebulous buzzword, it’s actually a viable way to revolutionize organizations and the workforce that powers them. What Does “Finding Purpose at Work” Mean? Finding purpose at work doesn’t mean you have to work in the rainforests of the Amazon protecting endangered wildlife.
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