A Letter to the “Bookends” (GenY & Boomers): Three Messages To Ponder
There’s a lot of talk and writing about the inter-generational challenges and opportunities we are knee-deep in at this point in our world with the amazing “bookend generations” – The Baby Boomers and The Millennials. Two huge generations… two interesting viewpoints… two sets of assumptions and beliefs (if one could truly broad-brush such large groups […]
A Letter to the Next Generations: Roll with the Punches
I really jumped at the chance to write one of these letter to the next generation. I wanted to because I believe the generations following mine and the ones after have more challenges and opportunities than I could have ever dreamed. Take an issue like global climate change: it really doesn’t matter where you stand the […]
A Letter to the Next Generation: A Fundamental Life Changing Suggestion
ARCOMPANY shares excellent advice and explores other topics concerning cross generational attitudes. Their “Think Tanks” allow everyone to share opinions in an open and non-threatening way. They provide fantastic overall discussion and I have personally learned a lot from all of them. I want to thank you all and especially Hessie and her team for […]
A Letter to the Next Generation: Life is the Ultimate Apprenticeship
As a professional coach, my job is to ask my clients questions rather than give advice. Coaching is based on the belief that every person is creative, whole and resourceful. I’m a GenXer and I know that’s all true. So what I offer is some of the wisdom I’ve learned that may be helpful. You […]
A Letter to the Next Generation: The Future is Fundamentally Human
Bob LeDrew has gone from garage bands to Garageband, and from typewriters to tablets. He’s embraced technological change, and he lives to write. But he’s also pretty sure that the future is fundamentally human. This is his poignant letter to Millennials… and GenZ. Dear youngsters: I’m writing this in the fall of 2015, and even […]
A Letter to the Next Generation (or Two): Six Lessons That Will Change Your Life
When I was young(er), there existed a mechanism for what I’m about to tell you. Had you been born any time prior to that which you were, it’s likely that like me, you would have experienced it first-hand. It was called mentorship. You of course have heard of this mechanism, and perhaps think that you’ve […]
A Letter to the Next Generation: Millennials, Dream Big but Keep Moving!
If there’s one thing I learned from our Think Tank Series: There is this manufactured divide that prevails between generations. The Media and the Marketing industries continue to perpetuate the differences but do not pay attention to the commonalities that binds the ages: in career, in technology consumption, in relationships and in life experience, in general. […]