Category Archives: Employee Accountability

Separating the Wheat from the Chaff

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Boomups

  Yesterday I had a great lunch with two Boomer owners of a large and very successful Tire franchise. They employ hundreds of workers of all ages. We were discussing the ways that we business owners deal with productivity, generational … Continue reading →

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Meet Dagny – the Anomaly

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Boomups

  In my Boom_Ups consulting practice I meet and interview a LOT of Gen X and Gen Ys. So far, the stereotypes are ringing true…they really DO have a different way of looking at work and achievement …. but ONCE … Continue reading →

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Skin in the Game

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Boomups

  Monday morning at 8 AM I was meeting with one of my Boomer clients. He said, ” Did you work this weekend?” I replied “Of course.” ” All alone in the office, like me, with no one else from … Continue reading →

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A Shot Across the Bow

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Boomups

  One of my clients, after completing a Boom_Up Assessment with me, quickly fired a SHOT ACROSS THE BOW of their organization. What did they do? They reached down two levels into their company and promoted a Gen Y to … Continue reading →

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Broadening the Base

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Boomups

  A key premise of the Boomer business model is the expectation that workers will do whatever is necessary to get the job done. I call this a willingness to fall on your sword for the organization. If you look … Continue reading →

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Boomers and Cowboys

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Boomups

  We Boomers ‘talk big’ about team work and collaboration … but … in truth … we are mostly cowboys ….  AND THAT is a fundamental difference between us and the next generation of leadership. Gen Xers and Gen Ys are … Continue reading →

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The ‘Secret Sauce’ of Success

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Boomups

  I am ‘deep into it’ with a couple of Boom_Up Clients. Here is a peek into one key part of the assessment process that we (I and the Boomer business owner) perform. The objective of the assessment is to … Continue reading →

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A Simple Truth

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Boomups

  Last week I had a very intense and far-ranging conversation with the president of an award-winning environmental engineering firm. We were talking about Boom_Ups and his experience rapidly growing a company with a large proportion of Gen X and … Continue reading →

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The Leadership Development Dilemma

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Boomups

  In our early careers, we Boomers  bought in to a concept of hierarchy as career path. We eagerly took jobs in corporate structures that were  hierarchical in nature. We sought entry points into companies and assumed that we would … Continue reading →

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A Boomer talks about her service industry career

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Boomups

  I received this email on Friday from a 58-year-old Boomer woman who just retired from FedEx. It is a very interesting (and moving) read. I recommend that you take a moment to read it…and think about what it means … Continue reading →

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