Baby Boomer “leaders” demand loyalty and allegiance above all
In some ways, you could argue Trump is the ultimate Boomer. His near-obsession with loyalty has broader work repercussions for us all. Continue Reading
Baby Boomers
“The hidden engine of the economy”
Looking at stats for lawyers and doctors in 1960 vs. 2020 gets you some — dare I say — “woke” findings. Continue Reading
The Blunder Years, Episode 7: Aging parents + “Everybody is nuts”
A conversation about taking care of your parents, the 20-40-60 rule about human empathy, women at work, and more. Continue Reading
And again, we waste so much time discussing generational differences at work…
Pointless navel-gazing. Continue Reading
Generational differences: Let’s talk about this less, OK?
Breathless discussion of “what millennials want” or “how to market to Gen Z” usually gets us nowhere. Continue Reading
The basic life path is changing, and we should address that
I got this idea from here. Let’s look at the “standard first-world life path:” Pretty simple, yes? You start in a “safety net” — meaning your parents are economically responsible for you, then you learn (K-12, college), and then you leave… Continue Reading
Looks like millennials aren’t buying homes
Got that from here, which also has this chart: If you take those two charts together, here’s what you get:
Baby Boomers’ final act: Save entrepreneurship
Alright, so … it’s possible that entrepreneurship is dying. We’ve been seeing stats about that for years, give or take. You can choose to believe that or not believe that. Let’s say, for a second, that you do. If so, what or whom can save… Continue Reading