Jun 25, 20183 min read
Npr Feature: Looking Forward To Gen X Nostalgia
I was interviewed for a story on National Public Radio’s Marketplace about nostalgia marketing and entertainment last week. Click on the...
Jun 25, 20183 min read
Back To School: Find Your Future Workforce Now
The job market was grim during the mid-1990s when I graduated from college. At my first job, I was barely making minimum wage working as...
Jun 25, 20183 min read
Marketing To X And Y: How To Reach The Next Generation Of Consumers
How do you reach an audience that can choose their own music without listening to a commercial radio station, can block outsiders from...
Jun 25, 20183 min read
Recruiting The Latest, Greatest Talent
Let’s pretend for a moment that you are a talent agent sitting across the table from a famous rock star. Let’s pretend it’s Elvis. Every...
Jun 25, 20184 min read
Boomers: Peace Or Pandemonium At Work?
Watch out below! Just when we thought the workplace was free from intolerance, today’s young professionals are bumping into age...
Jun 25, 20184 min read
Welcome To Parenthood: Managing Gen Y
I’ve read about it and listened to business executives gripe about it, but I’ve never experienced it myself until now. Yes, Virginia....
Jun 25, 20184 min read
Start Marketing Like It’s 2008
We’re eight years in to the 21st century. Can association marketing pros finally get with the times? If you’re frustrated with...
Jun 25, 20183 min read
Board Of Directors: Here To Stay Or Hopelessly Passé?
I met a colleague yesterday over coffee who specializes in board governance. We shared our experiences working with boards of directors,...
Jun 25, 20182 min read
Xers, Ys Spur A Political Power Shift
I watched the televised coverage of the Iowa caucus with great interest, not only because I grew up in the state, but also from a...
Jun 25, 20182 min read
A New Generation Of Socialites
On New Year’s Eve, my husband surprised me with dinner at one of the classiest restaurants in downtown Minneapolis. Upon our arrival, we...
Jun 25, 20182 min read
Generation X-Mas: Wonderful Life Falls From Favor
America has a new favorite Christmas movie. For the 11th year in a row, TBS aired its 24-hour Christmas Story movie marathon on December...
Jun 25, 20181 min read
New Generations, New Opportunities
In the 1990s, REM wrote a popular song that exclaimed, “It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine!”I can’t think of a...
Jun 25, 20183 min read
Ready or Not, Here We Come
A global survey of Gen Zs uncovers insights about how this new generation is going to shake up the way we work, learn, and communicate....
Jun 25, 20185 min read
Not Another Millennial Generation: 6 Ways Gen Z Will Disrupt the Workplace
Millennials brought changes to the work environment and marketplace. Get ready to adjust again and figure out how to balance different...
Jun 25, 20182 min read
Is Your Organization Playing To Win?
Successful companies have a great offensive playbook. If all your energy and emphasis is on day-to-day operations, your organization is...
Jun 25, 20182 min read
Gen Z’s Love Affair With Sports
The obsession around sports is evident among multiple generations. Perhaps it’s the intergenerational relationships it fosters. Or with...
Jun 25, 20182 min read
Don’t Create Time Clock Punchers. Turn Them Into Fans.
Build employee fandom with Millennial employees by creating positive experiences in the workplace consisting of engagement and learning...
Jun 25, 20183 min read
The Importance of Providing Millennials Flexibility in the Workplace
Engaging and retaining Millennial members and workers means shedding Industrial Era thinking and offering flexibility. Here are three...
Jun 25, 20182 min read
We Want Change: Why Our Activism Shouldn’t Surprise You
Generation Z was born into an era of disruption and escalating change and has tools to easily amplify messages and organize resources. We...
Jun 25, 20182 min read
Schools Need To Change The Way They Teach
Antiquated education models wouldn’t get us the creativity and innovation needed to address 21st Century issues that Generation Z wants...