Boomer Think Tank: A Definition of Leadership Today
On our Think Tanks this month we are tackling what is the definition of leadership today. We are looking at the topic from each generation’s viewpoint in order to measure how much progress has been made, and what challenges still exist. This month, our panel included: Rick Rice – Corporate communications and crisis management consultant […]
Boomer Think Tank: Employer / Employee Loyalty Today
On our Think Tanks this month we are tackling employer/employee loyalty; we’re looking at the topic from each generation’s viewpoint in order to understand how loyalty and how we measure it has been transformed along with the changing workplace. This past week it was our Boomer Think Tank’s turn to weigh in. Before I give you the overall insights, […]
Give Me a Guidebook and a Map: Mentorship and Millennials
Anyone who has the (mis?)fortune to work with me knows that I hold myself to a high standard. I absolutely hate disappointing people and take criticism quite seriously. My superiors can take this in two ways: they can just hope that I will find the correct resources on my own to fix my own […]
Boomer Think Tank: What Makes a Productive, Happy Workplace?
On our Think Tanks this month we are tackling what makes a productive, happy workplace. We are looking at the topic from each generation’s viewpoint in order to measure how much progress has been made, and what challenges still exist. This past week it was our Boomer Think Tank’s turn to weigh in. Before I give you the […]
Boomer Think Tank: Ageism, Sexism and Racism in the Workplace
On our Think Tanks this month we are tackling HR Challenges, in particular: ageism, sexism, racism, and their impact on the workplace. We are looking at the topic from each generation’s viewpoint in order to measure how much progress has been made, and what challenges still exist. This past week it was our Boomer Think Tank’s turn to […]
Boomer Think Tank: Technology and Family Life
On our fourth Boomer Think Tank, we focused on how technology has changed family life. We looked at which pieces of technology are used, who uses it, and how the traditional household is changing. It’s clear that technology is all encompassing in our lives. A PEW study on adults and technology finds that: 82% […]
Boomer Think Thank: The Impact of Consumer Ethics
Our experience with our Millennial Think Tank has taught us that Millennials are most likely to purchase goods that align with their personal ethical choices; on this Boomer Think Tank we’ll focus on how ethics impact Boomer purchasing behavior. We started our discussion with these statistics from Abacus Data: • 2/3 of Boomers say they […]
Your Customers Are Not as Stupid as You Think They Are
I live for numbers, data, formulae, and patterns. Ask me to look for correlation and causation (causality), and I giggle with glee; neck deep in graphs and excel sheets, I’m like a kid in a candy store. Yet, like all data nerds, I can tell you with absolute certainty that just because there is a connection […]
Boomer Think Thank: Late Entrepreneurship
On our second Boomer Think Tank, we focused on late entrepreneurship, and specifically on the risks and rewards that Boomers encounter when joining or creating their own business. The Recession had a huge impact on every generation; with Boomers it may have been one of the catalysts for late entrepreneurship. In the study “The Coming […]
Community Builders: Sephora Rocks It
It is no small feat to be a monolith in any industry, let alone the $57 billion cosmetic industry. Yet Sephora continues to boost sales year and after year. Its exclusive brands and an elaborate rewards program has grown Sephora to a net worth of $2.2 billion, and hundreds of thousands of member/customers. Within the Sephora community, the members […]