We all communicate every waking hour of our day. In these communications we “sell” ourselves and our organizations.  Yet we are often rushed and fall back on a style with which we are most comfortable.  That comfortable style may or may not be appropriate for the particular situation or person we are addressing.  Judging how correct it is has become all the more challenging since we all use electronic media.

This webinar will present ways to tone up your skills by organizing your thoughts and messages to be most effective in this age of fast communications.  It will not address twittering or texting, but concentrate on identification of the recipient, types of communications, how to frame a message to address a particular need and the effective use of visual aids. After finishing the webinar you should be able to frame your communication to best present yourself, your organization, and your message.

There is an ever-increasing buzz about the millennial generation and their potential impact on the world as we know it.  This group of individuals, born after 1982, comes to the workplace with a rather unique set of life experiences and skills. As a group, they have been described as optimists, team players, accepting of authority, and rule followers.  At the same time, they often present unique challenges because of their seemingly unending sense of entitlement, their unique perspectives on employment expectations, and their insistence of fully utilizing...24/7... the vast array of electronic devices that have always been a part of their lives.

This webinar is focused on equipping those of us who are not part of the millennial generation with a set of skills to maximize relationships and productivity. During this session, we will explore seven challenges and approaches to success:

     1. Engaging the Millennial Culture
     2. From Dependence to Accountability
     3. The Entitlement Factor
     4. Technology and Millennials:  Deep or Wide?
     5. Maximizing Team Play
     6. Building Our Life Stories Together
     7. Different Paths to the Same Destination

Join us for a lively time of engagement as we unwrap the mysteries of the millennials.

This is the first in a 3-part series on Managing Millennials.

As the first wave of the Millennial generation enters the work force, employers are facing some of their biggest management challenges ever. The millennials truly are trophy kids—the pride and joy of their parents who remain closely connected even as their children head off to college and enter the work force. Although they’re hard working, technology savvy, and achievement oriented, most millennials don’t excel at leadership and independent problem solving. They want the freedom and flexibility of a virtual office, but they also want rules and responsibilities to be spelled out explicitly. “It’s all about me,” might seem to be the mantra of this demanding bunch of young people, yet they also tend to be very civic-minded and philanthropic.

The millennials are actually a larger group than the boomers—92 million vs. 78 million—so like them or not, they are America’s future work force. Ron Alsop takes an insightful, eye-opening look at this complex generation, and how they promise to dramatically change the workplace and society. He discusses some of this generation’s dream jobs and employers, and explores how companies are changing tactics to recruit them in the Internet age.

This is the second in a 3-part series on Managing Millennials.