The Difference Between Mothering, Managing, and Mentoring Millennials

Career Preparation, Communication, Core Values, Culture and Trends, Employee Engagement, Eric Chester's Blog, Generation Y, Leadership, Parenting, Work Ethic, Workplace Culture1 Comment

In Western cultures, the transition from school-to-work-to-career generally happens between the ages of 16-to-24. This is a period of explosive personal growth when an individual crosses over from a dependent child to an independent adult who no longer relies on their parents to provide food, clothing, shelter, laundry services, and gas money.  (This transition is not happening as early…

The Transparency Advantage: Informed Employees are Engaged Employees

Atmosphere, Communication, Core Values, Culture and Trends, Employee Engagement, Eric Chester's Blog, Workplace Culture

It’s astounding how often it happens… You’re in a conversation with a sales person, service representative, or an associate of an organization and you ask a question or make a passing comment about something that’s happened within their company — something interesting that made the headlines or the evening news — and they look at you as…