http://blog.genynow.com Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:18:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As we begin to climb out of the recession, employers will be hiring more and more Gen Y candidates to fill open positions in their organizations. With this in mind, it is very important that leaders do not miss an opportunity to identify ways to improve their organizations in the ... http://blog.genynow.com/2009/12/seize-the-moment-%e2%80%93-insights-from-newcomers/ Communication is everything, especially when it comes to managing Gen Y. Many managers often make the mistake of providing extraneous data, overly long instructions, and other information that young employees can’t see themselves actually using. However, Gen Y does want information, and they do want to be kept in the ... http://blog.genynow.com/2009/12/6-tips-for-managing-gen-y-at-work/ During a recent conversation someone mentioned my work pertaining to Gen Y. Someone spoke up and said that she works for a major (well known, so it will remain nameless) corporation that is receiving “Gen Y training”. Then she said, to my amazement, that they are being taught not to ... http://blog.genynow.com/2009/12/hey-gen-y-thanks-for-coming-to-work-today/ Tip for leaders: reevaluate the use of email.  In Gen Y Now we discuss not sending “work-a-holic” messages.  Given the change in hand held devices, we now need to look at when we do send emails to our employees (not just Gen Y).  Not so long ... http://blog.genynow.com/2009/11/more-on-communication-evaluate-the-use-of-email/ Recently, I received an email with an article attached regarding Gen Y. The good news is that the article was positive toward Gen Y and offered some real meat and not the usual fluff. However, the photos and headline used to introduce the article were not very flattering. ... http://blog.genynow.com/2009/11/challenging-the-stereotypes-genygivesthanks/ Gen Y does not like to use voicemail. In a recent discussion with several Y’ers, it seems to be universal that they do not find voicemail to be productive. Their sense is “why listen to a possibly rambling voicemail when I can just call back or text and ... http://blog.genynow.com/2009/11/communication-tips-for-baby-boomergen-x-managers-pt-1-gen-y-and-voicemail-hipocrisy/ Recently, we posted a blog that talked about change strategies and how 20 years ago some things seemed radical and today are accepted practices. I realized how words matter and how important it is for leaders to take control of the message and the vision, or it will be controlled for ... http://blog.genynow.com/2009/10/slacker-innovative-words-matter/ Daniel Wareman is a Board Member for the International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management, and sat in on a meeting we recently held with folks from around the world to discuss Gen Y. Daniel is from the Netherlands and was not just representing them at the conference, he ... http://blog.genynow.com/2009/10/timeless-leadership-yields-generations-of-talented-workers/ The other day we talked about a World Supply Chain Summit that I met with recently. After the posting I was reminded about a different conversation I had had with a wine maker in Napa Valley. He was telling me about the history of Napa and how California ... http://blog.genynow.com/2009/10/champion-the-change/ While the world was preparing to meet in Pittsburgh for the G20 last week, the “world of supply chain management” was meeting in Las Vegas. Over 20 countries were assembled for an International Summit of Supply Chain Professionals. I had the good fortune of speaking to this group about ... http://blog.genynow.com/2009/09/gen-y-performance-management-lessons-from-the-history-of-supply-chain-management/