Generation Y

Where will those next gen clients come from?

July 27, 2010 Innovation

Adrian Pearson pinged me yesterday asking if I have any data points into UK attitudes towards the profession following this piece from Rick Telberg where he quotes: “If we think the pipeline for future professionals is small, the pool of future clients is miniscule,” says Jim Boomer of Boomer consulting. “Just as the next generation of [...]

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The greasy pole

March 6, 2009 General

I’ve frequently opined that the greasy pole of management progression would beat out the radical thinking of Gen Y’ers. Seems I was wrong. According to AccountancyAge, we have a new breed of entitlement employees who job hop and are unwilling to volunteer: Generation Y also have little job loyalty, often being prepared to move on [...]

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Where to for millenials?

January 13, 2009 General

I’ve long argued that while it is all good stuff having a fresh generation come into the profession, their idealism would quickly be knocked out of them. As one of the Flower Power generation, I know only too well what that means and have been surprised that so little has been said on that score. [...]

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