http://millennialleaders.com/blog Gen Y Site Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:43:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are a few Gen Y blogs I follow pretty closely.  Dan Schawbel's Personal Branding Blog always has a few juicy topics, interviews and great guest posts. Just today, I read a guest post by another Gen Y I follow:  Scott Bradley. Here is the post: Could Your Social Media Expert Be ... http://millennialleaders.com/blog/2009/06/dan-schawbel-always-has-something-interesting-to-talk-about/ Arel Moodie is one of the sharpest young men I have met.  We interviewed Arel and his partner Bert Gervais (Placefinder.com) for the Millennial Leaders book, and these guys are truly class acts. Arel has a great new book out today:  Your Starting Point for Student Success.  I read the book, ... http://millennialleaders.com/blog/2009/06/arelmoodiebook/ Norma Dompier sent along an interesting read yesterday from CNET News:  Generation Y:  We're just not that into Twitter. Thanks Norma! http://millennialleaders.com/blog/2009/06/cnet-news-generation-y-were-just-not-that-into-twitter/ Those just starting out find the game changed is the front page article of USA Today this morning. The article discusses how the downturn has changed the lives of Generation Y, and they are reordering their values as a result. Michael Bradley, an adolescent psychologist in Philadelphia calls this "The end of ... http://millennialleaders.com/blog/2009/06/usa-today-article-millennials-are-reordering-their-values-due-to-changes-in-the-economy/ For years now, I have not been happy with the way schools "teach to the test".  You know what I mean...teaching kids day after day how to pass the end of the year test so that they can "move on" to the next grade or get the diploma. It is just ... http://millennialleaders.com/blog/2009/06/the-5-key-ways-i-believe-our-education-system-needs-to-change-so-that-future-generations-can-succeed/ Ryan Coleman sent along a great report today by the name of Social Citizens by The Case Foundation.  Allison Fine wrote the article, and it is really outstanding! Here is the description: 'This Case Foundation-sponsored discussion paper focuses on the rise of Millennials—a Net-native, globally oriented generation whose cause lifestyle is redefining ... http://millennialleaders.com/blog/2009/06/pdf-report-by-the-case-foundation-social-citizens-written-by-author-allison-fine/ I believe I have said before that I am not great on career advice.  I think it's well known that I am a leadership consultant and coach, and I spend most of my day observing human behavior and how actions/behaviors/ways of living impact leadership and teams. One of the skills I ... http://millennialleaders.com/blog/2009/06/are-you-a-young-rising-leader-3-strategies-to-help-you-improve-your-career/ This June 5 research report by Pew Research discusses how Gen Y is being affected by and is responding to the recession. In my travels and discussions, I am finding that the majority of Gen Ys are finding creative ways to find work, find room and board and to make ... http://millennialleaders.com/blog/2009/06/pew-research-report-gen-next-squeezed-by-recession-but-most-see-better-times-ahead/ If you haven't already, check out TubeMogul's resesarch section where they publish studies on macro-level trends we are seeing in the data. Typical studies include "Online Video's Short Shelf Life" and "How Much of a Typical Video Online Is Actually Watched?" Look at these stats: http://millennialleaders.com/blog/2009/06/tubemoguls-research-online-videos-short-shelf-life/ After a few interviews and a bit of research over the past week, I am sensing that Generation Y is actually quite optimistic about the current state of the economy.  I am also hearing that while the job search process is quite tough right now, most 20-somethings are finding work ... http://millennialleaders.com/blog/2009/06/how-the-economy-is-affecting-generation-y/