Jun 25, 20183 min read
Success. Redefined.
My senior year of college, a professor asked us to write our goals of what we’d like to be doing in five and ten years. I came across the...
Jun 25, 20181 min read
Research Reveals Differences Between Xer And Boomer Entrepreneurs
Oh, what a difference a few years makes! New research by Womenable for American Express OPEN and M3 reveals generational differences in...
Jun 25, 20182 min read
Newspapers Suffering From Generational Divide
As a former newspaper reporter and editor, I am observing with great interest the closure of city newspapers. Last week, the 146-year-old...
Jun 25, 20183 min read
Downsizing With Dignity – And Perks!
In November 2008, the Victaulic pipe plant laid off nearly 260 workers. After the workers were laid off, the United Steelworkers union...
Jun 25, 20182 min read
Raising Ys: Boomers To Blame For Conflict Between Work And Home
Last month, I spent a great deal of time on the road speaking to audiences from the American Society of Association Executives in Miami...
Jun 25, 20182 min read
A Gen Yer Joins The Conversation.
My name is Katie Konrath and I’m a member of Generation Y. Since Sarah is going to be launching some very interesting new initiatives in...
Jun 25, 20184 min read
New Leaders Needed: Change Is Our Only Hope
Generations X and Y have a tainted view of authority. From President Richard Nixon to Enron, we have observed the fall of many of...
Jun 25, 20182 min read
Limelight Aligns With Monarch To Help Companies Leverage Their Talent
I am pleased to announce that Limelight Generations has formed an alliance with Monarch Leadership. Our companies share a common mission...
Jun 25, 20183 min read
Inauguration Symbolizes The End Of The Boomer Era
Generational change. A passing of the torch. A recent Associated Press article points out these terms have been thrown around with...
Jun 25, 20183 min read
E-Mail Takes A Backseat To Social Media
In the mid-1990s, I worked at a company that introduced a collaborative e-mail station for staff to share on a single computer. I...
Jun 25, 20183 min read
2008: The End Of The Boomer Reign
Since 2002, I have studied generational trends and I have long predicted the passage of the era when the Baby Boomers reigned supreme. In...
Jun 25, 20182 min read
Meaningful Work Means The Most During A Time Of Crisis
As employment markets tighten and employers expect great outcomes from their employees, some would say the economic crisis has spurred a...
Jun 25, 20183 min read
Great Leadership Requires Plenty Of Practice
The mass exodus of Baby Boomers from the workplace has already begun. According to the US Office of Personnel Management, between 2006...
Jun 25, 20183 min read
Economic Crisis Isn’t New To Gen X
As we enter the second year of the U.S. financial economic crisis that started in August 2007 with the sub-prime lending meltdown, the...
Jun 25, 20183 min read
Generations X And Y Rock The Vote
Throughout my generation-focused career, I have faced much critcism and cynicism regarding the power and influence of Generations X and...
Jun 25, 20182 min read
Economy Is In The Toilet But It’s Good To Be X
The economy is in the toilet but it’s a good time to be an Xer. Seriously, how often do we hear how hard we Xers have it? We’ve been...
Jun 25, 20182 min read
Their Decision To Volunteer: How To Influence X And Y
Last week I spoke for two associations in Washington, D.C. – the National Fraternal Congress of America and General Federation of Women’s...
Jun 25, 20183 min read
Banks Vs. Credit Unions: X And Y Less Loyal To Banks
A recent poll reveals that banks’ most loyal customers are their oldest customers. While Generations X and Y are the retail banking...
Jun 25, 20182 min read
Age Doesn’t Matter
It never fails. Wherever I go, whomever I’m speaking to, someone thinks Generations X and Y are a hopeless bunch of saps. Just recently I...
Jun 25, 20183 min read
Forget Getting Away From It All: X And Y Introduce New Travel Trends
Ah, summer. Here in Minnesota, summer is a highly anticipated event for the fun in the sun, barbeques, and the vacation time it brings....