Next Generation Consulting Library

Blog Posts: The Four Day Week: Lessons Learned from Taking Fridays Off

2010-02-26T12:05:26Z

Can a CEO work a four day week? Rebecca Ryan had difficulty at first, but in this blog, she talks about 5 lessons learned from her successful conversion to taking Fridays off.

Blog Posts: 3 Ways to Tame Your Email (and get back in the zone)

2010-02-22T13:19:44Z

Email is a blessing…and a curse. Rebecca Ryan suggests three ways to tame pesky interoffice email, so you can get back to the work that really matters…you know, solving problems, innovating, closing deals?

Blog Posts: Do Millennials Need to Just Suck it Up at Work?

2010-02-18T12:00:39Z

Given the economy, shouldn�t we all just be grateful to be employed even if we don�t exactly love our jobs? Generational guru Rebecca Ryan of Next Generation Consulting answers this question…

Blog Posts: How to Sell Your Ideas to Your Elders

2010-02-17T12:00:40Z

Intimidated by sharing your brilliance? Frightened to speak up to the older, more experienced elders in your office? It�s understandable. Generational guru Rebecca Ryan of Next Generation Consulting is here to help.

Blog Posts: Stuck, Stalled, or Stifled: How Baby Boomer Retirements Impact Up-and-Comers

2010-02-15T14:50:04Z

Are Baby Boomers clogging the talent pipeline, and unwittingly putting their workplaces on a crash course? Rebecca Ryan discusses the top four reasons Boomers are hanging out in the workplace longer, and offers another four ideas to help organizations keep all generations engaged.

Audio: Dancing Your Way to Innovation: An Interview with Jan Virgin

2010-02-11T17:16:49Z

Dance Kaleidescope (DK) is one of Indianapolis's most beloved organizations, and Jan Virgin is DK's innovative leader. In this interview, Rebecca Ryan talks with Jan about her partnership with IndyHub (DK sold out of an event in 11 minutes thanks to this partnership!) and the innovative approaches she's taken to ensure DK is relevant, even when patrons are tightening their budgets.

Blog Posts: Debunking Generational Myths at Work & How to Get The Generation Thing Right (An Interview)

2010-02-11T14:28:35Z

Rebecca Ryan sits down with Liz Gold of Accounting Today, to debunk common generational myths, talk about how CPA firms can leverage the power of generations at work, and make a few predictions for the future of firms.

Audio: Where Are Tomorrow’s Leaders? An Interview with Ron Carucci

2010-02-03T21:12:28Z

In this episode of Next, Rebecca talks with Ron Carucci, transformational expert and author of Leadership Divided. In this podcast you will learn myths about finding and retaining tomorrow's leaders, why there is tension between boomer bosses and millenial up-and-comers, and how companies should understand hierarchy. There's something in this episode for everyone!

Webcast Archives: Get a Life! How to Renegotiate Your Work, So You Can Have a Life

2010-02-02T20:01:12Z

Many young professionals work and travel more than their older coworkers, but at some point (the birth of a new child, marriage, interest in a new hobby, etc.) want to renegotiate their terms. If this describes you, you won’t want to miss this webcast, where NGC assembles the best insights from today’s leading life-work experts, so you can craft a step-by-step plan to renegotiate your work and have the life you want.

Blog Posts: Does This City Make Me Look Fat? 4 Questions to Ask About Your City

2010-02-01T11:58:11Z

Gen Xers and Millennials are the first generations to be raised with pee-wee sports, Title IX, and the President�s Physical Fitness challenge. So why are obesity levels rising? Is you city making you fat?