In March 2012 I surveyed the CEO’s of the companies I have been working with and asked them what are their biggest concerns right now. They said that #1 is attracting the right people to the business and #2 innovating to drive business forward.
I am part of a high level forum- a group of consultants who are very successful at what they do. Recently there was a post about books and reading. The original post was asking what our preference was, ‘old school’ or ‘new tech’. The answers were fascinating and there were a variety of preferences.
An article in today’s USA Today (November 23, 2011) provides statistics on the new reality of family living. There are 5.1 Million multi-generational families living together in 2010 up from 4.2 million in the year 2000. This means three or more generations are living under one roof. The implications for the workplace are far reaching.