I wrote this post originally on my nonprofit leadership blog but I think it is relevant to all of us. I am tired of working for baby boomer workaholics who don't make an effort to be better supervisors. As we--Gen Xers and Millennials become supervisors--we can improve the workplace by (...)

I’ll be the first to admit it. We millennials love our online social networks. I’ve had a Facebook profile since my junior year of college when it first hit the mainstream college community. MySpace took a little longer for me to get down, but once I snatched some free background (...)

The Strengths Finder 2.0 book and online test by Tom Rath is a must buy for anyone just starting out in their careers. The short introduction stresses focusing on your strengths and excelling in those areas rather than focusing on shortcomings and trying to hard to achieve things (...)

As a workplace consultant and career coach (and Gen Xer), I was thrilled to see Employee Evolution develop. I fully support the desire to change the American workplace, so I thought I’d share how I’ve seen ‘managing up’ get some new professionals heard – and ahead. There are three (...)

Vacation days are a benefit. We are allowed 10 or 15 days of vacation per year so we can completely relax and forget about work. I have full intentions of forgetting about my job for the six days I am in California. I might check my e-mail (...)