From Boomers to Bloggers offers critical information that will help both individuals and organizations achieve success across generations. Taking time to find common ground can only enhance relationships and company productivity. That common ground can often be found through focusing on the company’s vision and mission. When organizations create a space where the strengths of each generation can flourish and are aligned with the vision and mission, they meet with success beyond comprehension.

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Product Description

From Boomers to Bloggers offers critical information that will help both individuals and organizations achieve success across generations. Taking time to find common ground can only enhance relationships and company productivity. That common ground can often be found through focusing on the company's vision and mission. When organizations create a space where the strengths of each generation can flourish and are aligned with the vision and mission, they meet with success beyond comprehension.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #61981 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 184 pages

Review
What's deal with all these Generation Yers, and their demands for praise and recognition, for work-life balance, for a clear path to a glass office in 18 months? Managers with such questions may want to talk to one of these young upstarts, or better yet read a book written by a Gen Yer.

Author Misti Burmeister, by her own account, bolted out of college with her career guns blazing, jumping into her first job intent on making an impact. She met the stiff arm of resistance from an entrenched baby boomer, frequently referred to as a "seasoned professional" in the book.

Burmeister did not last long there. So she spent several months doing informational interviews with employers. Those experiences helped her conclude that miscues between generations are killing productivity and careers.

Like most smart chief executive officers, she found a need in the marketplace and started a company, consulting business Inspirion Inc., to boost productivity through improved communication across generations.

Boomers to Bloggers offers tips to help boomers, Xers and Yers get what they want from their careers while helping their employers and peers achieve their goals. -- Washington Business Journal, May 16, 2008

About the Author
Misti Burmeister is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Inspirion Inc., a company formed to create partnership in the world through increased communication between generations.

Misti is known for her combination of executive leadership experience, business savvy and attentive listening style. As an executive coach she seamlessly links her deep understanding of the real-time challenges of the business environment, the leadership skills and competencies required to meet them, and leaders' internal values, assumptions and attitudes affecting their outcomes. She partners with her clients to develop strategies to ensure a successful transition to a new role, create a clear and compelling leadership vision, substantially improve their authenticity and confidence as leaders, expand their leadership impact, and increase their engagement in their work and commitment to their organizations.

Misti facilitates in leadership development programs, generational diversity and mission development sessions. She conducts workshops and seminars on topics such as strategic networking, career development, powerful communication, self-promotion, mentoring, intergenerational communication and values-based leadership. She has presented to numerous audiences on leadership and generational diversity topics, including Fortune 500 organizations.

She was awarded the International Femtor Award for Emerging Leaders by the eWomen Network. She has also been named a Community Fellow of the Foundation for Community Leadership as an acknowledgement for her commitment and vision to empowering young people.

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Customer Reviews

She GETS it.
Wow! The author brings to light so many important issues in today's workforce. It's one of those books you'll have trouble putting down because it just makes so much sense. I found it very easy to read and enjoyed the stories. In some cases, ignorance is bliss -- in the case of generational diversity, there is much to learn and apply. This book will help you do EXACTLY that. I look forward to purchasing more books from this author and have been recommending it to others...daily.

From Boomers To Bloggers: Success Strategies Across Generations
Misti Burmeister has a wonderful ability to teach through experience. Her knowledge of generational differences and how to bring them together is terrific. I recommend this book to anyone struggling with "How do I reach the upcoming generation?"

Wow! Misti is right on target!
I have found the biggest challenge in business to be the ability to communicate with the people around you, and there is no question that cross-generational communication presents the biggest challenge of all. Misti Burmeister has changed that with one of the most important publications of our time on the subject.

from Boomers to Bloggers should be required reading for baby boomers and the young professionals to whom they will pass the baton. Misti has done us all a service with specific advice on ways to communicate effectively, to break down artificial barriers and to celebrate relationships that would otherwise have been lost in the translation.

Thanks Misti! Awesome work!