Generation Y -- sometimes called Millennials -- are the fastest growing segment in America's workforce. Almost 80 million strong, they already comprise the entire 18-to-32 demographic. Along with their ever-present cell phones and new definition of "business casual," they bring tremendous potential to the workplace (just ask, they'll tell you). However, Generation Y's approach … [Read more...] about How Gen Y Employees Can Save You Money and Grow Your Business
Leadership
10 Game-Changing Strategies to Achieve Success in Your Career
Dr. Randal Pinkett is the first and only African American to win NBC network's hit reality TV show The Apprentice. He is also the chairman and CEO of his own multi-million dollar business. In his book Black Faces in White Places: 10 Game-Changing Strategies to Achieve Success and Find Greatness, he outlines 10 steps on how to succeed in your career: 1. Establish a strong … [Read more...] about 10 Game-Changing Strategies to Achieve Success in Your Career
Why You Need to Let Go of Your Old Ideas
Now is a good time to reflect on the past year and recognize your successful and not so successful moments. Many people experienced a frustrating year, and they find comfort and understanding in blaming their frustrations on changed external circumstances. Your true source of frustration is not that your circumstances have changed, but that your ways of thinking have NOT … [Read more...] about Why You Need to Let Go of Your Old Ideas
Judgment and Strength of a Leader
The greatest psychological challenge in setting and acting on priorities has to do with resource allocation. Whether in a group meeting or through conventional budgeting and capital approval processes, you have to demonstrate judgment and courage in making resource allocation decisions that reflect your business priorities and in following through to ensure that the things that … [Read more...] about Judgment and Strength of a Leader
One Person, Multiple Careers: A New Model for Work/Life Success (Part 2)
Excerpt from the book "One Person/Multiple Careers: A New Model for Work/Life Success" by Marci Alboher. Reprinted with permission. Read Part 1 If Milstein and Mazzio represent the arrival at a destination, Jenny Vacchiano, thirty-five, is the embodiment of the journey. Writers and artists almost always have "that thing they do until they don't have to do it anymore." For … [Read more...] about One Person, Multiple Careers: A New Model for Work/Life Success (Part 2)