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5 Ways to Identify Your Next Generation Leaders and How to Train Them Up

Bea Fields — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:54:19 +0000

As many of you are aware, our world is at a critical point in history. Many studies are estimating that in the next 10-12 years, approximately 45-50% of the workforce in the United States alone will be gone, and most of the workers are from the Baby Boomer generation. They will be leaving in droves in leadership roles in business, education, government, the medical field and the world of non profits.

Many people argue that Generation X will fill these leadership roles and that all will be fine. Well…if you do the math, you will find our three main demographics in our world today include these numbers:

Baby Boomers: Approximately 70 million
Generation X: Approximately 45 million
Generation Y: Approximately 80 million

If you look at these figures, it is obvious that once the Baby Boomer Generation is out of the workforce, we are most definitely going to have a shortage of leadership talent.

I speak with young men and women under the age of 30 every day, and many tell me that they have been thrust into early leadership positions without any training, coaching or shadowing. They show up for work and hear “Hey…Margaret…Bob’s last day is tomorrow, … Read the rest of the post

Are You Praising Generation Y or Complaining and Calling Them Names?

Bea Fields — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:43:44 +0000

Look at this poor guy to the right. When you think about Generation Y, is this what you look like? Or, when you are in a presentation, hearing about all of the good, the not so great and the challenges with this new generation, do you find yourself:

Rolling your eyes
Smirking
Having side conversations with your colleagues about their “entitlement” issues
Sighing…wishing this Generation would just do things the way YOU do them
Thinking of all of the ugly names you can call Gen Y like lazy, narcissistic and demanding
Walking out of the room , because you just don’t like what you’re hearing

If so, the Generation Ys in your life may not be the problem…the problem may be YOU!

You may think I am exaggerating about the above bullet list, but I am not. The above six things are what I witness every time I lead a presentation to an audience of Generation Xers and Baby Boomers about our rising generation of leaders, parents and community caretakers…Generation Y OR as they would preferred to be called “The Millennials”. I was even asked one time why they “had to have their own name”. My response: “If … Read the rest of the post

Interview with Selena Rezvani: Leadership Guidelins for the Next Generation of Women Leaders

Bea Fields — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:06:50 +0000

I had a great interview today on Y-Talk Radio with Selena Rezvani, author of the new book The Next Generation of Women Leaders. During this interview, we will be hearing from Selena about a few of the most common mistakes women make at work and specific advice for women who have a goal of being a top tier leader in their companies.

About Selena Rezvani

Selena is an author, consultant, and coach whose goal is to propel more women into the top echelons of leadership. Her debut book, The Next Generation of Women Leaders (Praeger, 2009), is the career guidebook she always wished she’d had but could never find. A major underpinning of Selena’s book is the 30+ interviews she conducted with c-level women around the country. Selena wrote Next Generation while pursuing her MBA at Johns Hopkins, where she graduated first in her class. Selena also holds a Masters degree in social work from NYU.

In 2009, Selena created her own successful coaching and consulting business, NextGenWomen LLC, where she works with individuals and corporations to develop leaders and foster gender balance. Selena is also an active volunteer, serving as a regional vice president with the National Association … Read the rest of the post

Pew Resarch Report Reveals Gen Y Internet Users Don’t Dominate Online Life

Bea Fields — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:46:50 +0000

Contrary to the image of Generation Y as the “Net Generation,” this Pew Research report from earlier in 2009 reveals that internet users in their 20s do not dominate every aspect of online life.

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Great Twitter Cartoons by the Cagle Post

Bea Fields — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:37:46 +0000

For all you Twitter fans out there:

If you have not checked out the Twitter Cartoons by Cagle Post, I highly recommend you kick back and have a few laughs:

Get the cartoons here. Really funny one on this link by John Darkow.

You can follow Cagle’s Tweets here.

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