Podcast: Play in new window | Download
In this episode, Jesse is joined by the host of the Communication Diva podcast as well as author of the e-book How to Be Professional in the Workplace, Jenn Swanson. Jenn teaches Human Relation Skills at the college-level part-time, and the other part of the time she works with high-school students in youth ministry. So she spends a lot of the time coaching, teaching, and thinking about helping young people succeed, especially people from Generation Y and Generation Z.
Together, Jenn and Jesse focus on some of the social and communication skills that Gen Y and even Gen Z can learn from older generations; skills that Jenn says schools are not teaching. In examining these skills within the younger generations, she explains:
- What are the characteristics of generation Y that set them to distinguish them in the marketplace?
- Many Gen Y people list “excellent communication skills” on their resume, but employers reporting that they don’t actually communicate professionally; why is that?
- Why is this a topic that Gen Y and younger adults need to pay attention to if they want to be leaders with influence?
- Why is emotional intelligence (E IQ) for Gen Y just as important as skills involving writing and social media?
- Why is this a topic that leadership needs to pay attention to?
- Why does the communication problem seem to be getting worse?
- How can leaders who are Gen X and Baby Boomers best connect with Gen Y and Z?
What are schools not teaching that younger generations need to know? @JennSwanson2 explains in this weeks Engaging Leader…
— Jesse Lahey, SPHR (@JesseLahey) November 22, 2012
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
Communication Diva podcast
How to Be Professional in the Workplace by Jenn Swanson
Subscription Links
 |
 |
 |
| RSS | iTunes | Stitcher |
Your Feedback
If you like our show, please rate us on iTunes. That makes a huge difference in helping more people discover it. We love to know your thoughts about this episode. Please submit your comments below! You can also email comments to Jesse at jesse@engagingleader.com, subscribe to him on Facebook, or follow him on Twitter.