I was on NPR “Weekend Edition Saturday” Discussing Older Employees With Younger Bosses
Hey All,
Just wanted to let you know about a news story that ran today on NPR’s popular show, “Weekend Edition Saturday”. And their fabulous reporter/producer, Tamara Keith, did a pre-recorded interview with me for commentary to include.
Today’s segment was entitled “Young Bosses Push Elders to Embrace Technology”. Click on that to view the written article on NPR’s website and to access the audio spot that aired this morning. They started the story by discussing how, as a 47 year-old member of Generation Jones, President Obama embraces technology and wants to use a Blackberry for communicating with his cabinet and team, even though security risk has been suggested.
Aside from me, also interviewed for the story was 38 year-old Washington D.C. Mayor, Adrian Fenty, a self proclaimed Blackberry addict, who discussed the importance of using a Blackberry (or similar) for effective communication. And 41 year-old Serena Software CEO, Jeremy Burton, was also interviewed discussing how he now requires his employees (from all generations) to us Facebook.
With the influx of Millennials (Gen Y) now getting into management positions, the pressure is building for older employees to accept new technology and get up-to-speed. The Millennials will be bringing it more and more into the workplace, so providing new media training for older employees will be imperative.
You can check out my blog about my appearance on ABC’s “The View From the Bay” where I explain things that older employees can do to get up-to-speed with their younger bosses.
Bye for now!
Lisa
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Lisa Orrell is The Generation Relations Expert, and has appeared on ABC, MSNBC and NPR (to name a few). She is a speaker, consultant, and author of the book "Millennials Incorporated" (on Amazon). Based on her expertise, Lisa is an in-demand expert who educates well-known companies (such as Cisco Systems, Paul Mitchell, and Blue Cross/Blue Shield) about effectively attracting, recruiting, managing and retaining Millennials (Generation Y). She also conducts popular seminars on how to improve generation relations within the workforce – thus improving communication, productivity and revenue. MEDIA: Contact Lisa for an interesting interview!
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:04 am
Greetings – I’m looking for a citation related to a news story — it was about the benefits to older women who embrace technology. Do you recall this one?
Thanks
Mary Ann Donohue
March 1st, 2010 at 6:06 pm
Great information in your posting, I saw this report on tv yesterday about this same thing and since I am going to be married in two weeks and the timing couldn’t have been better! thanks for the info!, I have bookmarked, thanks Moira Miko