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Q&A with Penelope Trunk
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Tonya Dobson
What are you thinking? I found your webinar very offensive and I feel that everyone needs to "put their big girl panties" on and just get their jobs done. I have children of my own, I don't need to baby sit when I get to work everyday.
Penelope Trunk:
Newsflash: Only a baby boomer would use the phrase "big girl panties". It's totally passive aggressive and offensive and other generations don't ...MoreNewsflash: Only a baby boomer would use the phrase "big girl panties". It's totally passive aggressive and offensive and other generations don't act that way at work.
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99 weeks ago
Tonya Dobson
We logged into your Generation Y webinar a couple of weeks ago and many of our employees were very offended by your view on Baby Boomers and even Generation X. We understand that as the next generation comes along we all have to get along and work together but why should the entire organization change just for a few new employees?
Penelope Trunk:
Because the entire country has been changing just for the baby boomers since the day they were born. Finally a generation has come along that's ...MoreBecause the entire country has been changing just for the baby boomers since the day they were born. Finally a generation has come along that's big enough to supplant baby boomers. It's how the world works. You get what you give.
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99 weeks ago
Sadya Siddiqui
Penelope what is your take on John Rawls Original position? Do u think it is applicable in our time & age? Amartya Sen's latest book talks abt Rawls social contract & he says that it is incomplete- justice as fairness is not as easy to apply to institutions as Rawls states.
Sadya Siddiqui:
i truly am sorry. im doing a book review on Amartya Sen's Idea of Justice which basically trashes Rawls theory. i've been looking around for ...Morei truly am sorry. im doing a book review on Amartya Sen's Idea of Justice which basically trashes Rawls theory. i've been looking around for someone who has read Rawls. You just happen to be one of them. plus your profile on BC says "does anyone want to know about Rawls, i know so much about him". hence the question....
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99 weeks ago
Penelope Trunk:
Oh. I'm nuts! I forgot that I put him in my profile. I was just thinking it was totally random that you were asking it. Okay. So now you get ...MoreOh. I'm nuts! I forgot that I put him in my profile. I was just thinking it was totally random that you were asking it. Okay. So now you get insight into two things: The random insanity I deal with a lot, but also, the random pissiness I dish out (hopefully not a lot). So, anyway, I agree with Sen. Not practical.
99 weeks ago
99 weeks ago
Brittany Miller
During today's session, you had mentioned Myers-Briggs. I have been trying to get materials for my small team (5 people), but am having trouble locating a thorough indicator tool that doesn't cost $ (my dept rejected my request to pay for). Most free online resources seem far too minimal to be of any value. Do you have any recommendations for Myers-Briggs resources I could use with my team?
Smith+Fritzy:
You know, one company I worked for had the local community college's psychology department run and analyze the tests for them (it was a ...MoreYou know, one company I worked for had the local community college's psychology department run and analyze the tests for them (it was a non-profit) - I thought that was a good idea to do this kind of thing on the cheap (if not free).
107 weeks ago
107 weeks ago
Penelope Trunk:
You can use the book Do What You Are. It takes ten minutes for each person to figure out what they are, and then the book even gives career advice ...MoreYou can use the book Do What You Are. It takes ten minutes for each person to figure out what they are, and then the book even gives career advice for each personality type.
106 weeks ago
106 weeks ago
Marci Jackson
I struggle with my GenY employees that want to keep learning & developing by being involved in the "sexy" activities, but not interested in the day to day tasks that need to get done according to their job description. How do you get the mundane tasks done and keep the GenY motivated?
Penelope Trunk:
If you give someone exciting jobs to do where they learn a lot and feel excited, then they will do the mundane tasks as the price for having fun ...MoreIf you give someone exciting jobs to do where they learn a lot and feel excited, then they will do the mundane tasks as the price for having fun work. But there has to be that tradeoff.
106 weeks ago
106 weeks ago
Andrew Heinzerling
I am at the tail end of Gen X and notice that all of my Gen Y employees tend to expect the good without the HARD work, they think everything should be handed to them when they just barely meet expectations. How do you motivate a Gen Y employee to go above and beyond so they can advance in their career without de-motivating them, as I also see that a lack of constant praise will frustrate them?
Sara Gallagher:
You know, what's interesting is that I often observe the opposite phenomenon. For example, my fiance is also at the tail end of Gen X and I am ...MoreYou know, what's interesting is that I often observe the opposite phenomenon. For example, my fiance is also at the tail end of Gen X and I am solidly Gen Y. He has a generally irreverent attitude towards work and a very "tit-for-tat" mentality towards his employer. He loves getting paid hourly, because he doesn't want to get short-changed on pay (getting roped into working a bunch of extra hours on salary, so that your actual per-hour pay is much less than a living wage.)A separation between work and his person life is of paramount importance to him, as it seems to be for most people in Gen X.
I, on the other hand, would gladly put in twenty extra hours a week for free if, as Penelope says, my employer recognizes my efforts verbally. I will gladly do menial tasks as long as 60% of the time I'm working on projects that expand my mind and challenge my abilities. I crave challenge, recognition, and feedback.
I've noticed that when you give a Gen Y something interesting to do most of the time, they'll start performing at 120%. It also won't bother them to perform routine or menial tasks in their downtime.
106 weeks ago
I, on the other hand, would gladly put in twenty extra hours a week for free if, as Penelope says, my employer recognizes my efforts verbally. I will gladly do menial tasks as long as 60% of the time I'm working on projects that expand my mind and challenge my abilities. I crave challenge, recognition, and feedback.
I've noticed that when you give a Gen Y something interesting to do most of the time, they'll start performing at 120%. It also won't bother them to perform routine or menial tasks in their downtime.
106 weeks ago
Andrew Heinzerling:
Thank you very much for your feedback! And while I would love to provide a solid stream of interesting, engaging, and challenging tasks, there ...MoreThank you very much for your feedback! And while I would love to provide a solid stream of interesting, engaging, and challenging tasks, there just isn't that possibility on this team. A majority of the work is manipulating numbers and spreadsheets to do research, a very dull task, which is currently made worse by the fact that we have very tight deadlines in which to produce results. How does one make mundane work interesting enough for a Gen Y'er to feel challenged and fulfilled? It really isn't that I don't want to praise my team (they really are a group of talented people), it is just that I believe they are just doing what it takes to get by based on the work that they do.
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