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035: Millennial Mania with Lee Caraher

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Lee Caraher says: "'Us' versus 'Them' is nothing new. Intergenerational conflict, we talk about it like it's never happened before."

Lee Caraher separates fact from fiction when it comes to millennials, and discusses how to work through intergenerational conflict.

You’ll learn:

  1. Just what defines a millennial, exactly? And why do 72% of us reject the label?
  2. What’s actually different about millennials vs. traditional generational bashing?
  3. How to coordinate well cross-generationally.

About Lee

Lee Caraher started Double Forte in 2002 to work with good people, doing great work for good companies. Her friends and colleagues call her “The Millennial Whisperer.”

After struggling with how to work well with Millennial clients and now staffers (more than half of Lee’s staff is under 35) and then working to figure out how to make that work, Lee has written a positive and practical book about the topic, “Millennials & Management: The Essential Guide to Making it Work at Work.”

She served as the Vice President of Corporate and Consumer Communications at the $1.6 Billion SEGA of America—their youngest US VP. She then served as Executive Vice President of The Weber Group and Founder and President of Red Whistle Communications, both Interpublic companies. Lee is active in the community and currently serves on numerous boards.

A graduate of Carleton College, with a degree in Medieval History, which she finds useful every day, Lee lives on the Peninsula with her husband, two sons, and their blind cat Al.

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030: Optimal Practices for Prioritizing, Hiring, and Relating with ghSMART’s Randy Street

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Randy Street says: "Everybody is an A player at something."

Leadership advisor Randy Street shares fascinating insights gleaned from his advisory firm’s in-depth analyses on thousands of senior leaders–the biggest database on leaders in the world. He then shares strategies and tactics for putting those insights to work.

You’ll learn:
1. 
The 5 essential interview questions to boost your hiring success rate from 50% to 90%
2. The 3 key areas that full-powered leaders master (Priorities, Who, Relationships)
3. How to say “no” perfectly

About Randy
Randy Street is the Managing Partner of ghSMART, a leadership advisory firm whose mission is to help great leaders amplify their positive impact on the world.  In collaboration with founder Geoff Smart, Randy co-authored the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers, Who: The A Method for Hiring and Power Score: Your Formula for Leadership Success.  Who remains the #1 book on hiring on Amazon.

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028: What HR is Really Thinking with Rita Trehan

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Rita Trehan says: "Recognize you don't need to know everything. Always be willing to learn."

Human Resources uber-guru Rita Trehan shares anecdotes from her years of experience helping HR professionals grow and succeed, and talks about how we can maximize our full potential at work.

You’ll learn:
1) The positive benefits of acknowledging the ‘elephant in the room’
2) Tips for giving effective and constructive feedback to others
3) The truth about what goes on in the HR department at the office

About Rita
Ranked among the Top 100 Human Resources Officers, Rita has helped improve performance at organizations such as Honeywell, AES Corporation, Coca-Cola and the World Bank. She’s a regular contributor to the Washington Post and numerous journals including Forbes magazine. She recently authored the book Unleashing Capacity: The Hidden Human Resources.

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