social workforce

Help Millennials Manage Stress

on April 26, 2013 · Comments · in Ask A Gen Y

While the perks and conveniences of modern living were designed to make lives easier and lessen stress, the American Psychological Association’s most recent Stress in America survey illustrates the opposite. Current statistics show that in the last year, the millennial generation reports the highest levels of stress compared to Generation Xers, baby boomers or the matures. [...]

Build a Culture of Community

on April 12, 2013 · Comments · in Ask A Gen Y

After last week’s discussion on how millennials’ personal and professional networks overlap a great deal, and how they’re likely to treat drinks after work as an opportunity for professional networking as much as a social occasion, I started to wonder how employees’ sense of community has changed. Since we tend to bring our work home [...]

You Could Learn a Lot From Gen Y

on April 5, 2013 · Comments · in Ask A Gen Y

When I came across an article last month on why businesses should welcome ways of working from millennials, I immediately got in touch with the author, Penny de Valk, chief executive of Cedar, an employment consultancy. She was doing my job for me, after all. As we discussed the differences between Gen Y’s approach to [...]

The Week That Was

on February 28, 2013 · Comments · in The Week That Was

Ah, yes. March, a month when we bid farewell to winter (well, maybe not us folks in Chicago), get caught up in college basketball and get ready for the boys of summer and baseball. What better way to start the month than with these top five stories from the week of Feb. 25. 1. Evidence [...]

The Week That Was

on February 21, 2013 · Comments · in The Week That Was

Can you think of anything better to do before your pre-Oscars party than reading these top five stories from CLOmedia.com for the week of Feb. 18? I can’t. 1. Can Music Make for Better Learners?: Many people enjoy listening to music as they work. But does it make them more productive and better learners? CLO editor [...]