Comments on: Life as a Gen Y leader – Week six http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/05/being-a-gen-y-leader-%e2%80%93-week-six/ Engagement for the next generation Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:07:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: the nanny http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/05/being-a-gen-y-leader-%e2%80%93-week-six/#comment-131568 the nanny Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:38:38 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/05/being-a-gen-y-leader-%e2%80%93-week-six/#comment-131568 Just getting the brats to move out of home by 30 would be nice. Just getting the brats to move out of home by 30 would be nice.

]]> By: Step Up and Have Anything But a Normal Career : Brazen Careerist http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/05/being-a-gen-y-leader-%e2%80%93-week-six/#comment-71850 Step Up and Have Anything But a Normal Career : Brazen Careerist Tue, 06 May 2008 11:07:57 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/05/being-a-gen-y-leader-%e2%80%93-week-six/#comment-71850 [...] Indeed, when I started my current job, there was much disruption. In the beginning, it was the challenge of transitioning from being an employee to running an organization. Of being lonely. Of complete work/life distortion. [...] […] Indeed, when I started my current job, there was much disruption. In the beginning, it was the challenge of transitioning from being an employee to running an organization. Of being lonely. Of complete work/life distortion. […]

]]> By: Modite - How to step up and have anything but a normal career http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/05/being-a-gen-y-leader-%e2%80%93-week-six/#comment-71064 Modite - How to step up and have anything but a normal career Mon, 05 May 2008 02:16:01 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/05/being-a-gen-y-leader-%e2%80%93-week-six/#comment-71064 [...] Indeed, when I started my current job, there was much disruption. In the beginning, it was the challenge of transitioning from being an employee to running an organization. Of being lonely. Of complete work/life distortion. [...] […] Indeed, when I started my current job, there was much disruption. In the beginning, it was the challenge of transitioning from being an employee to running an organization. Of being lonely. Of complete work/life distortion. […]

]]> By: Modite - Life as a Gen Y leader - week eleven http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/05/being-a-gen-y-leader-%e2%80%93-week-six/#comment-7309 Modite - Life as a Gen Y leader - week eleven Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:54:19 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/05/being-a-gen-y-leader-%e2%80%93-week-six/#comment-7309 [...] The thing is, I’ve been saying “I’m just not up for it,” to my friends more often than not, and I’m quickly losing whatever semblance of balance I used to have. Big Brother claims he keeps his personal life separate because it’s difficult to be a public figure, but I’m increasingly wondering if the real reason is because he doesn’t have one. [...] […] The thing is, I’ve been saying “I’m just not up for it,” to my friends more often than not, and I’m quickly losing whatever semblance of balance I used to have. Big Brother claims he keeps his personal life separate because it’s difficult to be a public figure, but I’m increasingly wondering if the real reason is because he doesn’t have one. […]

]]> By: Rob http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/05/being-a-gen-y-leader-%e2%80%93-week-six/#comment-5706 Rob Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:58:15 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/05/being-a-gen-y-leader-%e2%80%93-week-six/#comment-5706 "...and I’ve yet to figure out how to handle those situations gracefully." Well, you could, you know, use your words and tell the poor deluded bastard, instead of vaguely hoping he "gets" it. A little forthrightness and honesty, perhaps? “…and I’ve yet to figure out how to handle those situations gracefully.”

Well, you could, you know, use your words and tell the poor deluded bastard, instead of vaguely hoping he “gets” it. A little forthrightness and honesty, perhaps?

]]> By: Modite - No co-workers a challenge for the twenty-something boss http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/05/being-a-gen-y-leader-%e2%80%93-week-six/#comment-5366 Modite - No co-workers a challenge for the twenty-something boss Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:05:21 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/05/being-a-gen-y-leader-%e2%80%93-week-six/#comment-5366 [...] I often tell my best friend Belle about Guy A who sucks at life, or Situation B that just rocked my week. She empathizes, congratulates, and is a good friend, but she has no idea about the foolishness or magnanimity of either like a co-worker would. [...] […] I often tell my best friend Belle about Guy A who sucks at life, or Situation B that just rocked my week. She empathizes, congratulates, and is a good friend, but she has no idea about the foolishness or magnanimity of either like a co-worker would. […]

]]> By: Modite - What gives you the right to be a young leader http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/05/being-a-gen-y-leader-%e2%80%93-week-six/#comment-4723 Modite - What gives you the right to be a young leader Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:39:57 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/05/being-a-gen-y-leader-%e2%80%93-week-six/#comment-4723 [...] There’s nothing special to being a leader. You have to deal with a lot once you jump in, sure. It’s a challenge and it’s hard work and it’s rewarding and it’s fantastic. But leaders aren’t all that different from the rest of us. [...] […] There’s nothing special to being a leader. You have to deal with a lot once you jump in, sure. It’s a challenge and it’s hard work and it’s rewarding and it’s fantastic. But leaders aren’t all that different from the rest of us. […]

]]> By: Modite - Engagement for the next generation http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/05/being-a-gen-y-leader-%e2%80%93-week-six/#comment-3607 Modite - Engagement for the next generation Mon, 22 Oct 2007 01:09:56 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/05/being-a-gen-y-leader-%e2%80%93-week-six/#comment-3607 [...] Generation Y women don’t relate to either. We don’t live container lives, with work and family and play muffled under air-tight lids. Our life bleeds together, and instead of a singular goal of family or career, we lead our lives as a continuum family and career ebbing and flowing. [...] […] Generation Y women don’t relate to either. We don’t live container lives, with work and family and play muffled under air-tight lids. Our life bleeds together, and instead of a singular goal of family or career, we lead our lives as a continuum family and career ebbing and flowing. […]

]]> By: Modite - Engagement for the next generation http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/05/being-a-gen-y-leader-%e2%80%93-week-six/#comment-2634 Modite - Engagement for the next generation Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:18:42 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/05/being-a-gen-y-leader-%e2%80%93-week-six/#comment-2634 [...] I’ve been in my new job for almost two months now, and there’s something I’ve noticed on the face of the hundreds of young professionals I’ve encountered. [...] […] I’ve been in my new job for almost two months now, and there’s something I’ve noticed on the face of the hundreds of young professionals I’ve encountered. […]

]]> By: Rebecca Thorman http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/05/being-a-gen-y-leader-%e2%80%93-week-six/#comment-2604 Rebecca Thorman Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:52:34 +0000 http://modite.com/blog/2007/10/05/being-a-gen-y-leader-%e2%80%93-week-six/#comment-2604 @ Torbjorn - Big Brother refers to a mentor relationship, not an actual big brother - sorry for the confusion. Maybe I will write a cast of characters to clarify… TheoryThree/Dan Merfeld rocks. Yes, he does. @ Torbjorn - Big Brother refers to a mentor relationship, not an actual big brother - sorry for the confusion. Maybe I will write a cast of characters to clarify…

TheoryThree/Dan Merfeld rocks. Yes, he does.

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