Posted in Generation, Generation Y, Job on abr 13th, 2010
By Sarah Newton* I have noticed a rather worrying trend among young employees that I coach and that is their lack of resilience. Their inability to deal with the stress that can occur in a chaotic work environment, their inability to deal with negative comments from customers and colleagues and the worrying length of time [...]
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By Mauro Segura It was a big business, with thousands of employees. As the grew they hired many young people, especially belonging to Generation Y. One of the existing programs, was a welcome meeting, which occurred at least once a month. New hires were called to the auditorium to watch presentations about the business, its [...]
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By Eline Kullock In my day (and yeah, this was during the time of dinosaurs), people were really careful when talking about other people. Talking badly about someone, could hurt someone. There’s a saying in Portuguese that says: “Loose words blowing in the wind, can never be taken back.” After all, words are like nails [...]
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By Mauro Segura This is a question that has always haunted me. It still does. The roots of the question go even deeper: what do I want to get out of life? This philosophical question should be a question everyone asks. I don’t believe in simply letting life take over, relying completely on destiny, and [...]
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Posted in Artikullocks, Book, Generation, Job on nov 6th, 2009
By Ines Schinazi Don Tapscott is a visionary. He is the co-author of one of today’s best-selling Management books, “Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything.” His avant-garde thinking has resulted in such brilliantly precocious works as his book about the Internet written in 1981, as well as his innovative vision of a collaborative workplace in [...]
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Posted in Artikullocks, Grupo Foco, Job on out 28th, 2009
Catedral de Chartres – França – By Valéria Lima Por Eline Kullock It is with great pride that I think of my team. The people who work hard and work with me. Above all when I look back, I see how my business, Grupo Foco, started out. And today on Oct 28th Grupo Foco celebrates [...]
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Posted in Artikullocks, Family, Generation, Job on out 15th, 2009
By Mauro Segura I know business executives who have been very successful in their own careers. Yet they’ve faced tremendous difficulties in helping their kids as they embark on their own professional journey. At this moment, all parents find themselves in the same boat. It doesn’t matter if you’re got a PhD from Harvard, or [...]
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By Eline Kullock As I follow the selective processes for trainees and interns in Brazil, I notice that there’s a very clear change in candidate behavior, which only confirms much of the discussion about Generation Y. Grupo Foco selects interns and trainees. Through this experience I’ve noticed a significant change in the behavior of Generation [...]
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Posted in Artikullocks, Generation, Job on out 15th, 2009
By Ines Schinazi John G. Drozdal, Ed.D., is Principal Consultant and President of The Drozdal Company – an organization development and training firm that specializes in generational issues in the workplace, manager/leader development, team building, executive coaching, and conflict transformation. A complete description of the company’s services is available at www.drozdalcompany.com. Dr. John Drozdal is [...]
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By Valéria Lima There’s a theory that Communication majors learn about in college, called the “spiral of silence.” Basically this hypothesis developed by Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann says that less popular opinions tend not to be heard, as they get drowned out by the opinions of the majority. She links this to the role of mass communication [...]
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