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The Week That Was

on April 18, 2013 · Comments · in The Week That Was

I can’t think of anything better to do this weekend than to read these top five stories from CLOmedia.com from the week of April 15. 1. How to Build a Culture of Communication: The key to motivating people and building a strong culture of communication is trust. Mary Carrido, founder and chairman of MLC & Associates, a management [...]

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 [...]

The Week That Was

on April 11, 2013 · Comments · in The Week That Was

Are you stuck inside dodging April showers? It’s a great opportunity to read these top five stories from CLOmedia.com for the week of April 8. 1. How Do People Learn Best?: Use real-life scenarios to turn learning into a more powerful engine. When leaders make all the decisions, those decisions aren’t always the best. Dennis Bakke has [...]

How Millennials Are Changing Education

on March 1, 2013 · Comments · in Ask A Gen Y

A few weeks ago I came across an article by Vicki Zakrzewski, education director for The Greater Good Science Center, an interdisciplinary research center, at the University of California at Berkeley, that suggested Gen Y teachers could fix the U.S. school system. Intrigued that my generation could fix a problem that could “destroy everything” if [...]

Generational Trait vs. Life Stage

on January 18, 2013 · Comments · in Ask A Gen Y

Ernst & Young’s Americas Director of Campus Recruiting Dan Black oversees the recruitment of more than 6,000 college students for Ernst & Young in the U.S. every year. He believes young people are the future of his business and spends his time mentoring Gen Y every day to maximize their leadership potential. I spoke with [...]