The Transitional Parent (Part 2 – Gen Y Retention, Excellence & Growth)
December 12, 2008
Part 1 of “The Transitional Parent” focused on how Gen Y’s seem to be delaying “adulthood,” defined as a time when they take full responsibility for their lives. I included stories providing examples of young adults who are unwilling/unable to make their own decisions, parents who insert themselves (or Gen Y’s who allowed their parents [...]
The Transitional Parent (Part 1 – Delayed Adulthood)
November 16, 2008
“Adulthood” – The period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed. The state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity. (WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University) Much has been written about Gen Y’s relationships with their parents. This has been a heavily “parented” [...]
Gen Y Retention in a Tough Economy
October 28, 2008
You may find yourself wondering why I would choose to write about employee retention in a tough economy. Some of you may be thinking that, in a poor economy, retention efforts are unnecessary since employees are less likely to leave their existing job. Others may be thinking that retention is even more critical in a [...]
Social Networking Tools – To Enable or Disable Access?
October 13, 2008
“If we give our employees access to _______________, they won’t get any work done!” This is a quote from the director of a department I worked in a loooooong time ago. I was a Systems Analyst with the N.A.S.D. (they manage the over the counter stock market.) The year was 1987 and he was referring [...]
Telecommuting Pitfalls
September 30, 2008
For the past few weeks I’ve been thinking a lot about telecommuting. I’ve been writing about how important telecommuting is to many Gen Y employees (and others) and how employers should try to be flexible in this area. I still believe this to be true, but I’ve also been haunted by three stories that demonstrate [...]
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