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Are You an Effective
Leader of Generation Next?
As many of you know,
for the past few years I have been an
avid researcher on issues and topics
related to Generation Y (those born
between 1977-1994), and I have listened
to many different perspectives from
men and women who serve as experts on
generational issues within the workplace.
Although I believe this generational
workplace discussion is vitally important,
one of the key solutions to many of
these generational problems within the
workplace is effective leadership. In
essence, I believe that seasoned leaders
who understand how to effectively influence,
lead, and develop leaders of this younger
generation will not only solve many
workplace issues among different generations,
but they will create more effective
and powerful companies and organizations
as well.
Ironically, after researching,
reading, and listening to numerous generational
experts, I realized that very few of
these experts seem to be aware of the
importance of seasoned leaders being
able to effectively influence, lead,
and develop leaders of Generation Y.
As I discuss in my latest leadership
book on this subject, A Call to Action,
14 Highly Effective Principles for Leaders
of Millennials,I believe that there
are four key leadership concepts that
all leaders of this younger generation
must possess in order to become highly
effective at influencing, leading, and
developing leaders of this younger generation
in America. Here is a brief glimpse
into these four leadership concepts
that I strongly believe all leaders
must possess in order to be successful
with this emerging generation in America.
How Political
Leaders Can Reach Young Voters during
the Mid-Term Elections
In the next few months,
congressional and senate leaders throughout
the entire country are going to be in
the beginning stages of key political
races in cities and states all across
the nation for the Mid-Term Elections
in November of 2010. Although many senators
and congressional leaders will probably
succeed at holding their seats, there
will be several battles in key areas
throughout the country between Democrats
and Republicans.
Due to President Obama’s
huge success with young voters in the
Presidential Election back in November
of 2008, there is a great chance that
many congressional and senate leaders
will be looking for this same type of
impact from young voters in the upcoming
2010 Mid-Term Elections. Based on my
observations of the younger demographic
over the past few years, in order to
duplicate success with young voters,
there are seven key things that these
congressional and senate leaders must
do in order to win over and inspire
this younger demographic in the 2010
Mid-Term Elections like President Obama
did in the 2008 Presidential Election.
Are You Effectively
Developing Future Leaders of Generation
Y?
Over the last two weeks,
I had a wonderful opportunity to serve
as a guest speaker for a two day leadership
retreat in Indiana and one day leadership
training in Boston, Massachusetts. Unlike
my usual keynote presentations on leadership,
these two specific speaking engagements
were a little different because they
consisted of longer presentations, more
leadership content, activities, and
interaction with the student leaders
of several different organizations on
each campus. As you might imagine, the
leadership experience was amazing and
I truly believe that the students who
participated in these leadership programs
will see great results as leaders in
college and after graduation.
Although the leadership
training in Boston was awesome, the
most memorable moment had to be the
two day leadership retreat at Purdue
University in Lafayette, Indiana. The
reason this leadership retreat was so
unforgettable to me is because not only
did I get interrupted in the middle
of my speaking presentation with a tornado
warning, but I had the opportunity to
talk with students for three to four
hours following my speaking presentation
on the first day. During this amazing
conversation with the students, not
only did I have the opportunity to hear
their concerns and opinions, but I had
a chance to offer more leadership wisdom
and insight as well.
Following this long
conversation with the students and two
additional days of leadership trainings
in Indiana and Boston, I was able to
develop a sense of what I strongly believe
are some key leadership concepts we
must develop in these aspiring young
leaders of the future. Now, these are
not the only key leadership concepts
that I believe are important for these
emerging leaders to understand, but
they are key leadership concepts that
I believe will enhance these future
leaders' lives immensely in the college
and working world!
“How Seasoned Christian
Leaders Can Effectively Reach the Younger
Generation for Christ”.
A couple of months ago,
I had the wonderful opportunity to bring
together twenty emerging religious leaders
under 40 years of age to talk about
the future of the Christian church and
how the church can be more effective
at reaching this younger generation
over the next 10-15 years. Although
you do not hear many religious leaders
talking about the generational divide
within the church, the reality is that
studies and research on this very topic
continuously point to the fact that
the generational divide in the church
is not only an issue, but it’s affecting
the amount of young men and women who
attend church after high school. For
instance, in one article written by
a Pastor’s wife entitled, “Losing the
Millennials,” the pastor’s wife revealed
that not only do 69-94% of youth forsake
their faith after leaving high school,
but within the Assemblies of God churches,
75% of students drop out of the religion
after high school and within the Southern
Baptist Convention, 88% of students
drop out after high school.
After a night of tremendous
insight, revelation, and enlightenment
on this issue among twenty young and
powerful leaders within the Christian
community, I now firmly believe that
changes must be made amongst seasoned
leaders within the church over the next
10-15 years in order to be effective
at reaching this younger generation.
Although many key issues were discussed
in our panel, there were really six
key things that I discovered in our
conversation on this topic that I believe
Christian leaders can do in order to
become more effective at reaching young
men and women who seem to be dropping
out of the church!
Gen. Y Commentator
Appearance following the Inauguration
of President Obama KTLA Morning Show in Los Angeles,
California
Why President
Obama was effective with Generation
Y KPIX 5 Weekend Show in San Francisco,
California
14 Highly
Effective Leadership Principles for
Leaders of Millennials KABC 7 Morning Show in Sacramento,
California
5 Relationship
Tips for the Holiday Season KTLA Morning Show in Los Angeles,
California
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