by Deanne DeMarco | Aug 24, 2010 | Coaching Insights, Communication, Gen Y, Generation X, Manage, Management, Team
A whopping 46% of Fortune 500 companies cannot be found on the current list… just fifteen years later. Business failures can be due to a variety of reasons, however the bottom line is organizations must be able to adapt to change, changing markets, and changing...
by Deanne DeMarco | Mar 1, 2010 | Coaching Insights, Communicaiton Insights, Gen x issues, Gen Y, Generation X, Manage, Management, Motivation
The workplace is very different than it was 20 years ago. In the past, employees perceived their managers as heroes. These heroes were leaders who solved problems efficiently and created solutions effectively. But today, things have changed. The workplace is a...
by Deanne DeMarco | Jan 22, 2009 | Coaching Insights, Communication, Gen x issues, Gen Y, Generation X, Manage, Management, Motivation
Recession? Yes, while some companies are seeing shrinking FTE numbers many other companies are searching for good employees. Sure they can find warm bodies but not ones they want to hire. The Bureau of Labor Statistics told us several years ago that over 500...
by Deanne DeMarco | Sep 12, 2007 | Communicaiton Insights, Gen x issues, Management
Yesterday, I was conducting management training to some new “Generation X” managers. One of the skills this group struggeled with was knowing how to improve performance with their employees. The general approach of this group was laid back, and more of a...
by Deanne DeMarco | Aug 16, 2007 | Gen x issues
As I travel around the country speaking, managers are always asking me how they get their Generation Xer to reach higher performance standards. Unfortunately, most managers don’t realize that many performance issues are due to lack of respect issues. On the...