Listen to free podcast about my organization and Gen Y issues!
February 20, 2008 | By Rebecca Thorman |I was on a local radio show on Tuesday, Madison 1670 The Pulse, On Air with In Business Magazine, talking about my organization and a lot of Generation Y and Generation X issues.
A big thank you to Joan Gillman of the University of Wisconsin School of Business, and Jody Glynn Patrick, Publisher of In Business Magazine for inviting me to be on the show!
You can listen to the free podcast here. (A direct link to the free download, where you can listen in your browser or download the audio. A full list of available podcasts from the program is available here.)
Check it out… you can tell when I stop being nervous when I stop talking so fast.
Let me know what you think!
Looking forward to listening to this – I’ll give it a go while jogging this Saturday.
Comment by Sam Davidson — February 20, 2008 #
@ Sam – haha, great. I hope it keeps you motivated on your jog!
Comment by Rebecca Thorman — February 20, 2008 #
Very nice, Rebecca! Love it!
Comment by Ray Chung — February 20, 2008 #
Thanks, Ray! It was such a thrill to me to just be in the recording booth!
Comment by Rebecca Thorman — February 20, 2008 #
Agreed. Well done, you sounded on the ball. Could definitely hear the speed talking to start though…get all the tough bits out of the way.
Comment by t h rive — February 20, 2008 #
@ t h rive – Fair enough. In my defense, besides being nervous, I would just be about to say something great and they would give they signal to wrap it up. So then I would talk really fast to get the rest of my point in…
Well, when you know better you do better!
Comment by Rebecca Thorman — February 20, 2008 #
Great podcast! When you said that Gen Y folks will probably have 8-9 jobs before 30 I was thinking that it is as much of a statement about the current job market as it is Gen Y.
The Boomers had a loyalty to their companies because they knew that their companies would be loyal to them. These days you can’t expect to work for 40 years and get social security and a pension. Being a Gen Y I learned this right away with my first job. I worked loyally for 2.5 years before I got laid off because the company decided to eliminate my department.
We need to stay current and agile in order to survive, and that requires us to jump from job to job. It’s not because we’re not loyal.
Comment by Andrew Shell — February 20, 2008 #
Hi Andrew – Thanks so much! Thanks for sharing your story as well. I love the word agile. You make good observations regarding our loyalty, and you’re right that this trend is spreading throughout the workforce. Now, the interesting bit will be what happens if a recession hits!
Comment by Rebecca Thorman — February 21, 2008 #
That was a good interview Rebecca. Magnet sounds like a great organization. You did a good job of representing Gen Y and your organization.
Keep up the good work.
Comment by James Schellman — February 21, 2008 #
Rebecca,
The podcast was great. The women interviewing you were a hoot! You sounded very smart and professional. Very impressive!
Comment by Angela — February 23, 2008 #
Nice podcast! I agree with many of your statements since I manage a group of Project Mangers that includes people from each group (X, Y and boomers). The main part that hit home is trying to get the boomers to let some of the x and y into that upper levels of their organization.
I look forward to watch you and MAGNET grow over the next year!
Comment by Ryan — February 24, 2008 #
@ James – Thank you! It was a lot of fun and I’m glad you enjoyed it.
@ Angela – Weren’t Joan and Jody great? Happy you liked it. Thank you for your comment!
@ Ryan – Definitely. The quicker we’re able to experience and learn, the better able we will be able to take over the reins. Thanks for your kind comments!
Comment by Rebecca Thorman — February 24, 2008 #