Category Archives: Baby Boomers

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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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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Boomers and Harleys

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Boomups

  I got my motorcycle license voucher this weekend. Yea….(big surprise) went to the Harley place to get started. My Gen Y staff got a kick out of learning that I spent the weekend learning how to ride a motorcycle … 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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Story Telling in South Africa

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Boomups

I recently had a delightful Skype conversation with Lynda Smith, Wisdom Preserver, Connection Specialist,Global Fundraiser, Baby Boomer Marketing EXpert, Early Childhood champion. Lynda is the Boom_Ups guru of South Africa. I was fascinated to learn that South Africa has about … Continue reading →

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Boom_Ups and Rock and Roll

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Boomups

My father was highly offended by rock and roll. Elvis was evil, the Beatles were subversive and the Rolling Stones put him over the edge. He was convinced that my generation’s obsession with rock and roll was a deep and … Continue reading →

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Boom_Ups IS Entrepreneuring

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Boomups

Boom_Ups will be the next major wave of business entrepreneuring. A bold statement indeed …. let me explain my rationale for this statement. An unprecedented confluence of events has occurred; they are: Boomers are hitting retirement age – 10,000 a … Continue reading →

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Boom_Ups – Employee Engagement (Continued)

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Boomups

The Boomer assumes and buys into a level of engagement with his/her employer or business which results in work and career necessarily becoming a top (if not the top)  priority in his/her life. This outlook was modeled to us Boomers … Continue reading →

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Boom_Ups – the Critical Concept of Engagement

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Boomups

Many of us Boomers came up through the ranks of the corporate world. I remember a day when I could point to a box in an organizational chart and say “That’s my position.” No matter what ‘box’ we filled, be it … Continue reading →

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Boom_Ups and Knowledge Workers

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Boomups

All of my current Boom_Up clients (and RSW Partners) are knowledge worker based enterprises. The younger the knowledge worker is , the more convinced they are that they can work anytime, anyplace and deliver the goods. We Boomers are not … Continue reading →

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