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(January 18, 2004; Dallas, TX) The United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship named Rebecca Ryan, founder of Next Generation Consulting in Jackson, WI, “Entrepreneur of the Year” in the minority and women division at their annual conference today in Dallas, TX.
Ryan is founder and president of Next Generation Consulting, a research and consulting firm that studies Americans’ work and life trends.
“Rebecca has developed innovative indexing methods to measure communities’ and companies’ ability to attract and keep talent.
(St. Louis, MO) Naturalizer, the number one recognized brand of women’s shoes, has selected Next Generation Consulting to study its best customers and make recommendations for its brand representatives and brand managers.
“Naturalizer is an exciting company to work with,” notes Next Generation Consulting President Rebecca Ryan.
[Note: these FAQ’s are offered in tandem with the press release “Lean and Mean Management Flawed” dated 10-29-2003]
Q: You say that “lean and mean” management is flawed. How do you explain the success of Jack Welch’s talent management practices at GE? He used “Rack-N-Stack” forced ranking system to eliminate the bottom ten percent of GE’s workforce each year. Many companies are tearing a page from this playbook.
Bill Goodman of KET (Louisville, KY) interviews Rebecca Ryan about her book, Live First Work Second, and about what cities can do to attract and keep a knowledge workforce.
Considering hiring Rebecca to speak at your next shin-dig? Here, she discusses her speaking style on Milwaukee’s NBC affiliate.
An interview with Rebecca Ryan, NGC’s founder, on Milwaukee’s NBC affiliate.
An interview with Rebecca Ryan, NGC’s founder, on Milwaukee’s NBC affiliate.
Next Generation Consulting
211 S. Paterson Street
Suite 280
Madison, WI 53703
