Millennial Leaders : Success Stories from Today's Most Brilliant Generation Y Leaders

by Fields, Bea

• ISBN13: 9781600373510
• ISBN10: 1600373518
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-11-01
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

The people who have been tagged as "Gen Y" - the generation between the ages of 18 and 30 - are making a tremendous impact on today's culture. Their entrepreneurial prowess and adventurous spirit have spawned countless successes in business. This generation has grown up with more technological advances than any prior group. They have a distinctive way of managing their interests, their businesses, and their lives. And their power is a force to be reckoned with. In Millennial Leaders: 28 success stories from the most brilliant leaders of tomorrow who are already leading today, we explore how to effectively communicate with Gen Y and how to utilize their talents, most of which are entirely foreign to the more seasoned (i.e., older) generations, like the Baby Boomers and Traditionalists. Millennial Leaders features interviews with 25 of these Gen Y leaders, and represents the merging of the authors' leadership capabilities with the talent and skill sets of the experts interviewed.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. V
Acknowledgements	p. VII
The "What" of the Y
The Roots of a New Generation	p. 3
"Generation Me": Dr. Jean Twenge	p. 7
Next Generation Consulting: Rebecca Ryan	p. 17
Rainmaker Thinking, Inc.: Carolyn Martin, Ph.D.	p. 27
Learning Times Green Room: Susan Manning & Dan Balzer	p. 41
Servant Leadership: Josh Sabo & Amanda Harwood	p. 51
Vassar College: Andy Jennings	p. 61
The Entrepreneurial Spirit
Extreme Entrepreneurship Education: Michael Simmons	p. 75
Comcate: Ben Casnocha	p. 85
Collegeboxes: Josh Kowitt & Scott Neuberger	p. 95
The PlaceFinder.com: Arel Moodie & Bert Gervais	p. 107
St Cloud, Minnesota: Austin Lee & Mayor David Kleis	p. 121
Young Urban Rebuilding Professionals: Nathan Rothstein	p. 133
The Digital Divide
Online Communities: Scott K. Wilder	p. 149
Zoodango.com: James Sun	p. 161
The Medium and the Message: David Charles Cohen	p. 175
Live Experience Design: Kent Corbell	p. 187
Gen Y in the Workplace
The Generational Workforce: Peter Sheahan	p. 203
Inspirion, Inc.: Misti Burmeister	p. 217
"My Reality Check Bounced": Jason Dorsey	p. 231
San Francisco Airport: Michelle DiPilla	p. 247
People and Organization Development Group: Michael Berger	p. 261
Media Makes a Difference
The Glimpse Foundation: Nick Fitzhugh	p. 279
PEACE TV: Mari Moss	p. 291
Digital Gangster: Eric Green	p. 301
Additional Resources	p. 313
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