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Posted on December 9, 2021

General, Generation Y, Generation Z, Generations, Millennials

An Unexpected Spring: How the pandemic is influencing students and why it matters

In previous years, the arrival of spring would feel like a welcome reward to students. It’s the time when months of work come to fruition and papers are presented, plays and concerts performed, and championships played. It's the time when the intense academic pressure is lifted, the gloomy winter is forgotten, and students spend more time with friends, preparing themselves for the time they will inevitably spend apart – for a summer, a year in college, or even longer. But...

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by Samantha Robbins

Posted on December 9, 2021

Talent Development

Leadership In A Time of Crisis: 3 Strategies to Successfully Manage Change

When I was 25 years old, I was hired into a leadership role at a company which, unbeknownst to me at the time of my hire, was experiencing an internal crisis. A few years later, I moved into another leadership role and the organization I was working for – and the world -- was rocked by the dot com era and 9/11. Leadership in moments like this is difficult. It’s lonely, exhausting, terrifying. These experiences influenced my career trajectory. Having...

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by Samantha Robbins

Posted on December 9, 2021

Generations, Talent Development

Kick the Quit: Why Work Isn’t Working and What to Do About It

The Great Resignation. The Talent Tsunami. Whatever you choose to call it, it’s the speck of sand in our eyes – it stings, it’s anxiety-inducing, and it’s become impossible to ignore.We knew this moment was coming. For decades, government leaders and demographers warned organizations to plan for the Baby Boomer retirement wave.For the past 20 years, Gallup has reported high, unyielding rates of employee disengagement. Then the turnover rate among young professionals hit a historic high and retaining talent was...

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by Samantha Robbins

Posted on December 9, 2021

Generation X, Generation Y, Generation Z, Generations, Millennials

Let’s Talk About X – And Y and Z: How to overcome a fear of age diversity

A friend recently posted a photo of her five-year-old daughter playing with teddy bears and Barbies, just as children have done for many decades. But there was something different about how the treasured toys were lined up and the child was holding a thermometer. As it turns out, she was playing COVID hospital.We’ve all been impacted by the pandemic. It is an unprecedented, shared global experience and a defining, historic moment. But we have not been impacted the same. What...

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by Samantha Robbins

Posted on December 8, 2021

General

Sarah Sladek, XYZ University CEO, Appointed to Forbes Business Council

Richmond, VA — Sarah Sladek, the founder and CEO of XYZ University, LLC, has been appointed to the Forbes Business Council. Sladek was vetted and selected by a review committee based on the depth and diversity of her experience. Council members must have a track record of successfully impacting business growth metrics, as well as personal and professional achievements and honors.“We are honored to welcome Sarah to the Council,” stated Scott Gerber, founder of Forbes Councils. “Our mission is to...

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by Samantha Robbins

scary employee retention stats - female employee holding head down at desk

Posted on November 10, 2021

Scary Stats

Scary Employee Retention Stats 2021

The costumes have been put away. The haunted houses have closed. Attention has shifted from watching horror movies to watching for Black Friday deals. Halloween has ended, but there’s still much to fear. Since 2013, our firm has celebrated Halloween with its Scary Stats campaign, reporting on the scariest workforce stats of the year. This year was no exception -- but this year we’re not in a rush to turn our attention elsewhere. Why? Because the frightening fact is, in the eight years...

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by Samantha Robbins

Posted on January 14, 2021

General, Generation Z, Membership

Gen Z: The Youth Vote and The 2020 Election

XYZ University defines Gen Z as those who were born between 1996 and 2009, now making up almost 30% of the world’s population. Since the oldest members of Generation Z are just starting to become adults, their impact on the political world is only just beginning. Gen Zers have grown up with massive interconnectivity to peers and strangers alike through access to social media, global news, and research, resulting in a high awareness of what is occurring around the world. This has...

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by Anna Sladek

Posted on January 9, 2021

Generation Z

Understanding Gen Z – 2021: An Inside Perspective

Generation Z, or those born between 1996 and 2009, now makes up almost 30% of the world’s population. With this high statistic comes impacts on daily life like voting, retail, and trends. Therefore, as Gen Z comes of age it’s essential for marketers and the workforce to figure us out. As a member of Gen Z myself, there is a lot of insight and personal experience I can share with those in need of a better understanding. I was born in April...

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by Anna Sladek

Posted on February 3, 2020

General

Take It To The House, Kid – What the 2020 Super Bowl Ads Reveal About Ourselves, Our Society

By Sarah Sladek It’s the 100th anniversary of the NFL and the dawn of a new decade, and the advertisers who invested in the 54th Super Bowl made some history of their own. For starters, women and girls headlined the football extravaganza, headlining more ads than ever before. Secret’s Let’s Kick Inequality, Olay’s Make Space for Women, Microsoft Surface’s Be the One, and Pepsi’s Paint It Black ads featured the achievements of women and tackled feminism head on. The female-focused advertising aligned with...

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by Sarah Sladek

Posted on December 20, 2019

General, Generation X, Generation Y, Generation Z, Generations

The Question Every Leader Should Ask

By Sarah Sladek - It’s happening again. Eight years ago I authored a blog on what was being referred to as “the big global crack up”. In nations throughout the world – Spain, China, Germany, Britain, and the United States, to name a few – economies were unable to generate enough jobs to absorb their young people, creating generations of disaffected, unemployed, or underemployed for which the world had little to offer. The youth revolted. Protests erupted throughout the world. Notably, thousands of students in...

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by Sarah Sladek

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