Gen Y Admits Lack of Work Ethic Led to Early Failure

Career Preparation, Culture and Trends, Eric Chester's Blog, Generation Y, Gratitude, Initiative, Reliability, Respect

I love it when a young adult comes clean. All too often, young workers who fail early refuse to accept responsibility for their struggles and instead blame the economy, or their company, or their boss, or… This, of course, leads to more failure, which leads to increased bitterness that in passed on to next employer,…

At What Age Should We Teach Young People How to Work?

Career Preparation, Culture and Trends, Customer Service, Eric Chester's Blog, Generation Y, Gratitude, Initiative, Managing Young Employees, Parenting, Positive Attitude, Professionalism, Reliability, Respect

A lot parents of parents have asked me if there is any specific age at which they should begin to teach their children how to work and to begin to instill core work ethic values within them. The short answer is, it’s never too early. To prove it, here’s a video of me teaching my…