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Archive for May, 2010

Invitation to Book Launch “101 Ways to Make Generations X, Y and Zoomers Happy at Work”

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

We are excited to announce the official launch of my new book on generations in the workplace titled, “101 Ways to Make Generations X, Y and Zoomers Happy at Work”.

The launch is happening in my home city of Vancouver, BC Canada and the details are as follows:

Where: Beyond Restaurant, Century Plaza Hotel 1015 Burrard St Vancouver BC

When: Monday June 7th, 2010 drop in between 5:00 and 7:00 PM

Appetizers, Cash Bar, Door Prizes and a celebration with Cheryl Cran, CSP the author. That’s me!

RSVP- Dale Clarke 604 468 2077 or dale@tancosolutions.com

We hope to see you there!

Gen Y Want Innovation and to be Entrepreneurs

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

In my new book, 101 Ways to Make Generations X, Y and Zoomers Happy at Work I talk about the creativity and innovation of Gen Y’s. Their natural propensity to find new solutions with technology is something we Zoomers need to capitalize on.

I have told stories about the creativity of Gen Y such as the young guy who invented a glove that when worn by a hearing impaired individual they can sign language and have it translate to a smart phone or PDA in a language of their choice.

Also, there is a young girl from the Okanagan in BC and her teacher gave the class an assignment; come up with ideas on how to re-use and recycle plastic. Turns out her dad owned a paving company and at a family dinner one night she gave her dad an idea, why not use plastic in paving materials? Plastic expands when heated and contracts when cooled- what a perfect substance for paving surfaces that were constantly cracking!

After countless hours of what he calls “sweat equity” Mr. Cheung has a thriving online business called Shape Collage Inc. that offers software for creating photo collages in various shapes. He has recently been named 2010 Student Entrepreneur National Champion by the charitable organization Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE). The full story is here http://tinyurl.com/32k2nmg


Global Economy Confidence is Up According to Gen X and Gen Y

Monday, May 17th, 2010

The YPO (Young Presidents Organization) is a well known global leadership group that provides education and resources for entrepreneurs 45 and younger.

The criteria to be a member is a minimum of 50 employees with minimum revenues of a million or more. This group is comprised mainly of Gen X and Gen Y and recent survey results posted in April 2010 show that global economic confidence is up 3.2 points.

This latest information is quite valuable as it applies to global views with specific countries showing slight drops in confidence.

How does this information affect our businesses?

I think if there was ever a time to look at global business the recent recession shows that thinking global with business is the key to future success.

The survey highlights are:

SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS
Looking ahead 12 months, nearly 70 percent of CEOs who responded to the April 2010 survey expect future sales to increase with non-E.U. Europe, Latin America, Asia and MENA anticipating the most widespread growth. The majority expects employee counts to remain roughly the same, with the most widespread increases expected in MENA, Africa and Asia.

For the full details of the survey check out the link below:

http://www.ypo.org/globalpulse/