Comments on: What is the Status Quo Doing to Your Life? http://millennialleaders.com/blog/2008/11/what-is-the-status-quo-doing-to-your-life/ How to Recruit, Retain, Lead and Market to Generation Y Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:28:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Vickie Gray, The Adaptive Coach http://millennialleaders.com/blog/2008/11/what-is-the-status-quo-doing-to-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Vickie Gray, The Adaptive Coach Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:34:49 +0000 http://www.millennialleaders.com/blog/what-is-the-status-quo-doing-to-your-life#comment-264 Thank you, Bea! What a fantastic message. I'm coaching the next generation of leaders and see all the same things. Thanks for this - I will keep following you. Cheers, Vickie Thank you, Bea! What a fantastic message. I’m coaching the next generation of leaders and see all the same things. Thanks for this – I will keep following you.

Cheers,

Vickie

]]> By: Brett Hummel http://millennialleaders.com/blog/2008/11/what-is-the-status-quo-doing-to-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-262 Brett Hummel Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:47:32 +0000 http://www.millennialleaders.com/blog/what-is-the-status-quo-doing-to-your-life#comment-262 I agree with your point that most people are afraid to be great, but I think this next generation has a chance to do some incredible things. As was reported in the Wall Street Journal on May 19th, it is the first time in history that people under 35 started more companies than those above it. So I think that while the Gen Xers have tended to takes less risk that the Gen Yers will more than take up the slack. One unfortunate trend I do see developing in the workplace though is how managers are not leveraging the potential of their young professionals. I had the opportunity to speak on a panel regarding this issue to a lot of senior workers in Orange County, and many of them wanted to interact with their younger counterparts, but did not know how. I think this feeds a lot of the generational tension in the workplace. I also agree that the C-Suite has not led the charge in incorporating young people into the workplace, and this is very important. Keep up your good work, the tide will turn. I agree with your point that most people are afraid to be great, but I think this next generation has a chance to do some incredible things. As was reported in the Wall Street Journal on May 19th, it is the first time in history that people under 35 started more companies than those above it. So I think that while the Gen Xers have tended to takes less risk that the Gen Yers will more than take up the slack.

One unfortunate trend I do see developing in the workplace though is how managers are not leveraging the potential of their young professionals. I had the opportunity to speak on a panel regarding this issue to a lot of senior workers in Orange County, and many of them wanted to interact with their younger counterparts, but did not know how. I think this feeds a lot of the generational tension in the workplace.

I also agree that the C-Suite has not led the charge in incorporating young people into the workplace, and this is very important. Keep up your good work, the tide will turn.

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