September 17th, 2008 by
beafields
I had the honor to be able to interview James Sun three times during 2007-2008 on his views about his success on The Apprentice, leadership and how Generation Y is embracing our world for the opportunities it offers. James is a Gen X, but he really has his finger on the pulse of what Generation Y most needs and wants.
One of the interviews was published as an article by Young Money Magazine in May of 2008, and I hope you enjoy it!
James Sun: The Millionaire Apprentice
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July 8th, 2008 by
beafields
Angela Marino has a great post from yesterday on Brazen Careerist, offering some great advice to Gen Y. Marino is a Gen Y-Gen X tweener.
I also believe that Gen X has a great deal to offer Gen Y. I am noticing a bit of sibling rivalry in the workplace between these two generations…many Gen Xers are saying that Gen Y is jumping over them to get what they want. In the first place, this is a broad generalization. I am meeting a lot of Gen Y’s who are not jumping over Gen X and who are listening to their Gen X bosses and managers. However, if you are the leader of a company, I encourage you to sit down with your Gen X leaders and ask them to step up and provide some sound mentoring and advice to Gen Y on strategies like these by Marino on how they can improve their career. Gen X is going to start moving into more Senior leadership positions in the next 3-5 years as Boomers retire, and it’s time to start getting everyone to play nice! (As nice as possible.)
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