Comments on: Leadership Caffeine-It’s Time to Get Serious About Learning from Your Twenty-Somethings http://artpetty.com/2010/01/31/leadership-caffeine-its-time-to-get-serious-about-learning-from-your-twenty-somethings/ Leadership, Management and Professional Development Tue, 22 May 2012 00:57:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: ASTA SmartBrief http://artpetty.com/2010/01/31/leadership-caffeine-its-time-to-get-serious-about-learning-from-your-twenty-somethings/#comment-16792 ASTA SmartBrief Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:11:48 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=3286#comment-16792 <strong>It's time to start learning from the next generation...</strong> In a rapidly evolving business world, managers must learn from their younger employees, writes Art Petty. Making good use of the "millennial" generation's knowledge of technology and social networking will prove essential for businesses seeking to a... It’s time to start learning from the next generation…

In a rapidly evolving business world, managers must learn from their younger employees, writes Art Petty. Making good use of the “millennial” generation’s knowledge of technology and social networking will prove essential for businesses seeking to a…

]]> By: News You Can Use | Case In Point Weekly http://artpetty.com/2010/01/31/leadership-caffeine-its-time-to-get-serious-about-learning-from-your-twenty-somethings/#comment-15192 News You Can Use | Case In Point Weekly Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:10:34 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=3286#comment-15192 [...] It’s time to start learning from the next generation [...] [...] It’s time to start learning from the next generation [...]

]]> By: SylviaH http://artpetty.com/2010/01/31/leadership-caffeine-its-time-to-get-serious-about-learning-from-your-twenty-somethings/#comment-15157 SylviaH Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:35:37 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=3286#comment-15157 As a Baby Boomer, I also agree with your perspective. I wrote in one of my previous blog posts "Why is it a lot of search results I find imply that it's the Millennials who need managing? Why not Millennials managing other generations? Just a thought." (Full post at http://blog.springboardtraining.com/?p=89) As a Baby Boomer, I also agree with your perspective. I wrote in one of my previous blog posts “Why is it a lot of search results I find imply that it’s the Millennials who need managing? Why not Millennials managing other generations? Just a thought.”
(Full post at http://blog.springboardtraining.com/?p=89)

]]> By: Art Petty http://artpetty.com/2010/01/31/leadership-caffeine-its-time-to-get-serious-about-learning-from-your-twenty-somethings/#comment-15155 Art Petty Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:09:59 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=3286#comment-15155 Rebecca, great observation. The feedback that I have received and the research that I have reviewed supports your point. There appears to be a strong alignment of values and workplace/work desires between millennals and boomers. The X'ers are caught in the middle. Thanks for reading and for sharing! -Art Rebecca, great observation. The feedback that I have received and the research that I have reviewed supports your point. There appears to be a strong alignment of values and workplace/work desires between millennals and boomers. The X’ers are caught in the middle. Thanks for reading and for sharing! -Art

]]> By: Rebecca http://artpetty.com/2010/01/31/leadership-caffeine-its-time-to-get-serious-about-learning-from-your-twenty-somethings/#comment-15154 Rebecca Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:03:50 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=3286#comment-15154 Art, Thanks for speaking about the Millennials with respect. As one of the youngest people in my company (except for the interns) I have had some good experiences and some bad. One thing I've noticed is that boomers and millennials tend to work very well together, which doesn't shock me, given that a) our parents are boomers, and they are the ones who raised us with the soccer trophies and the minivans, and b) Boomers love to talk about themselves and their path, to mentor younger folks - but only after a while working. So far most of my generational conflicts have been with Gen Xers, but I can't blame them. They've been clawing their way to the top, and suddenly everything changed! Rebecca Art,

Thanks for speaking about the Millennials with respect. As one of the youngest people in my company (except for the interns) I have had some good experiences and some bad. One thing I’ve noticed is that boomers and millennials tend to work very well together, which doesn’t shock me, given that a) our parents are boomers, and they are the ones who raised us with the soccer trophies and the minivans, and b) Boomers love to talk about themselves and their path, to mentor younger folks – but only after a while working.

So far most of my generational conflicts have been with Gen Xers, but I can’t blame them. They’ve been clawing their way to the top, and suddenly everything changed!

Rebecca

]]> By: Art Petty http://artpetty.com/2010/01/31/leadership-caffeine-its-time-to-get-serious-about-learning-from-your-twenty-somethings/#comment-15152 Art Petty Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:39:45 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=3286#comment-15152 Wally, thanks so much for the honor! Thank you all for your thoughtful comments! Wally, thanks so much for the honor! Thank you all for your thoughtful comments!

]]> By: Wally Bock http://artpetty.com/2010/01/31/leadership-caffeine-its-time-to-get-serious-about-learning-from-your-twenty-somethings/#comment-15150 Wally Bock Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:53:07 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=3286#comment-15150 Congratulations! This post was selected as one of the five best independent business blog posts of the week in my Three Star Leadership Midweek Review of the Business Blogs. http://blog.threestarleadership.com/2010/02/03/2310-midweek-look-at-the-independent-business-blogs.aspx Wally Bock Congratulations! This post was selected as one of the five best independent business blog posts of the week in my Three Star Leadership Midweek Review of the Business Blogs.

http://blog.threestarleadership.com/2010/02/03/2310-midweek-look-at-the-independent-business-blogs.aspx

Wally Bock

]]> By: Three Star Leadership Blog http://artpetty.com/2010/01/31/leadership-caffeine-its-time-to-get-serious-about-learning-from-your-twenty-somethings/#comment-15149 Three Star Leadership Blog Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:43:41 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=3286#comment-15149 <strong>2/3/10: Midweek Look at the Independent Business Blogs...</strong> Every week I select five excellent posts from this week's independent business blogs. This week, I'm pointing you to posts on giving air cover to your team, work you love, learning from your younger workers, starting over (in your mind), and successf... 2/3/10: Midweek Look at the Independent Business Blogs…

Every week I select five excellent posts from this week’s independent business blogs. This week, I’m pointing you to posts on giving air cover to your team, work you love, learning from your younger workers, starting over (in your mind), and successf…

]]> By: Jean http://artpetty.com/2010/01/31/leadership-caffeine-its-time-to-get-serious-about-learning-from-your-twenty-somethings/#comment-15148 Jean Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:08:53 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=3286#comment-15148 I'm well past being a millenial (my children are, as are a few colleagues) However, I'm constantly inspired by the fresh apparoach, unbridled enthusiasm and candor of the under 30's. I've found the most successful combination for blowing away the cobwebs, and the competition, is an open mind and a partnership of millenials and grey hairs... innovation plus wisdom is a formidable team! Any business will achieve greater success by deftly using both elements. I’m well past being a millenial (my children are, as are a few colleagues) However, I’m constantly inspired by the fresh apparoach, unbridled enthusiasm and candor of the under 30′s. I’ve found the most successful combination for blowing away the cobwebs, and the competition, is an open mind and a partnership of millenials and grey hairs… innovation plus wisdom is a formidable team!
Any business will achieve greater success by deftly using both elements.

]]> By: Catalin Cociuba http://artpetty.com/2010/01/31/leadership-caffeine-its-time-to-get-serious-about-learning-from-your-twenty-somethings/#comment-15143 Catalin Cociuba Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:28:01 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=3286#comment-15143 Art, I wish that more people would believe what you believe, and see the business environment the way you see it. It will make everyone’s work life more easy, the twenty-something year old workers and the 30-60 year old workers. I couldn’t agree more with your post, not just because I am a twenty-some year old and makes me feel good, but because I have seen it happening in my six long years of work experience. Thanks for the good word. Catalin Art,
I wish that more people would believe what you believe, and see the business environment the way you see it. It will make everyone’s work life more easy, the twenty-something year old workers and the 30-60 year old workers. I couldn’t agree more with your post, not just because I am a twenty-some year old and makes me feel good, but because I have seen it happening in my six long years of work experience.
Thanks for the good word.
Catalin

]]> By: Joe Bradshaw http://artpetty.com/2010/01/31/leadership-caffeine-its-time-to-get-serious-about-learning-from-your-twenty-somethings/#comment-15140 Joe Bradshaw Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:11:38 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=3286#comment-15140 Hey Art, Millenial here and I have got to say its nice to see this sort of thinking put to action in the workforce, the younger guys at my work have grown up with modern computer technology and love to use it and spread it to the uninitiated just to make everyone's life a little simpler. I am beginning to see a the benefit in the way we market to clients in a combination of new school technology and older generation business savvy and it is reaping many rewards. What new idea or technology do you think has made the biggest impact in the last year or so in the industry? To me just being able to create PDFs of plan sets and power point presentations saves a lot of money and time in reproduction plus it makes distribution of ideas really easy. keep spreading the good word, Joe Hey Art,

Millenial here and I have got to say its nice to see this sort of thinking put to action in the workforce, the younger guys at my work have grown up with modern computer technology and love to use it and spread it to the uninitiated just to make everyone’s life a little simpler. I am beginning to see a the benefit in the way we market to clients in a combination of new school technology and older generation business savvy and it is reaping many rewards. What new idea or technology do you think has made the biggest impact in the last year or so in the industry? To me just being able to create PDFs of plan sets and power point presentations saves a lot of money and time in reproduction plus it makes distribution of ideas really easy.

keep spreading the good word,
Joe

]]> By: David Reuter http://artpetty.com/2010/01/31/leadership-caffeine-its-time-to-get-serious-about-learning-from-your-twenty-somethings/#comment-15139 David Reuter Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:16:07 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=3286#comment-15139 Art, I could not agree more with your post. Especially, the idea of trying to tackle tomorrow’s problems with yesterday’s solutions. It seems that as every new generation comes of age, those from previous generations search for flaws instead of acknowledging innovation. It is no accident that some of our most powerful paradigm shifts are created by young intellectuals that are not trying to fit in a predetermined mold. Art,
I could not agree more with your post. Especially, the idea of trying to tackle tomorrow’s problems with yesterday’s solutions. It seems that as every new generation comes of age, those from previous generations search for flaws instead of acknowledging innovation. It is no accident that some of our most powerful paradigm shifts are created by young intellectuals that are not trying to fit in a predetermined mold.

]]> By: Scott Waters http://artpetty.com/2010/01/31/leadership-caffeine-its-time-to-get-serious-about-learning-from-your-twenty-somethings/#comment-15138 Scott Waters Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:37:59 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=3286#comment-15138 I'm quickly approaching the middle of my twenty-somethings, and I couldn't agree with you more. The media world moves extremely quickly, and the only way to keep up with it is monitor and at least understand the latest trends, and there's no better way to condense it all than to learn from a younger person. Not to say that I'm an expert. Even at my fairly young age, I already find myself piggybacking onto the latest forms of social media as a late adopter most of the time! Thanks for the article. I’m quickly approaching the middle of my twenty-somethings, and I couldn’t agree with you more. The media world moves extremely quickly, and the only way to keep up with it is monitor and at least understand the latest trends, and there’s no better way to condense it all than to learn from a younger person. Not to say that I’m an expert. Even at my fairly young age, I already find myself piggybacking onto the latest forms of social media as a late adopter most of the time! Thanks for the article.

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