Blog Profile / Across the Ages
| URL : | http://discussionleader.hbsp.com/erickson/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Career & Jobs / Career Advice | |
| Posts on Regator: | 83 | |
| Posts / Week: | 0.3 | |
| Archived Since: | June 7, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
The Rise of the New Contract Worker
More and more people are choosing a contingent work style — that is, temporary work that may be project-based or...
Gen X Hits Another Bump in the Road
Here's the bad news for Gen X: at each point thus far, you've drawn a pretty short straw. Your timing...
How Mobile Technologies Are Shaping a New Generation
The cohort I like to call the "Re-Generation" began to take shape around 2008. Individuals at the formative ages of...
Post-Financial Crisis, a New Generation's Views on Money
In 2008, adult conversations shifted. After nearly a decade of headlines on terrorism and the resultant wars, suddenly signs of...
Generational Perspectives Can Strengthen Your Strategy
Imagine a Gen Y employee is invited to a corporate strategy session. He listens to the presentation, focused on evaluating...
Trust Is Dead. Long Live Trust!
As business leaders pick up the post-recession pieces, I'm increasingly asked how companies can restore trust with employees. My answer:...
Why We Use Social Media in Our Personal Lives — But Not for Work
"We've spent a fortune on collaborative technology, but no one is using it... or if they are, it's for...
The Case of the Rolling Stone (that Gathers No Moss) Resume
What would you think if a job candidate sent you a resume listing six jobs held in the last four...
Your Diversity Officer Should Be a Cruise Director
I'm uneasy with the idea of affinity groups, the single-dimension networks that are all the rage in the corporate diversity...
Rethinking Performance Assessment
Here's another assumption that is deeply embedded in much of our organizational behavior, but sadly out-of-date: If I keep my...
Generations Around the Globe
Geography significantly influences the formation of generational beliefs and behavior. Each country's unique social, political, and economic events shape specific...
Life's Long Cruise? Planning for a Second "Me" Career
I love meeting people who are planning to retire soon. "What are you planning to do?" I always ask. Inevitably,...
When Your Gen Y Child Comes Home
I have to begin with a little apology. For anyone who heard me speak about the generations over the past...
Predictions for 2010: Five Changes in the Way We Work
I predict this year will be marked by five changes in the evolving relationship between those who work and those...
Thankful for What We Have . . . and Have Not
I've been homeless. Not technically. I always had the ability to recreate a home over time and never knew the...
How the Recession Is Changing Talent Management
By now we've all heard the phrase that a recession is too precious to waste. Recessions are times when we...
Why Leaders Should Practice "Pull" Management
An increasing percentage of the work done today depends, as Blanche DuBois might have said, on the kindness of strangers....
Why Grads Should Take a Gap Year
As thousands of students pour into the sluggish job market this spring, news sources are trumpeting dramatic stories of graduates...
Should Your Coworkers Know How Much You Make?
Perhaps so. Let me ask you to suspend what I suspect may be an instant "no" for a moment, and...
When to Keep Your Mouth Shut
The pilot on tonight's flight just came on with an important announcement: we have enough fuel to get to Boston....