Category Archives: Gen Y

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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Something on the Side

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Boomups

  I have noticed something very interesting about the Gen X and Gen Ys that work in my company, or that I encounter in my Boom_Ups consultancy. They all have something going on the side…. What I find interesting is … 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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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 – Engagement and Quality

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Boomups

….and now for some common sense on Engagement and Quality (oh no! not common sense!…please… give me sociological data instead!) I get a lot of feedback from Boomers regarding their younger employees…that they are not engaged…that they are zoned out … 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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