The Golf Shot Heard Round the Academic World: Guest Post

When my little cousin called me up some years back to tell me how much he hated his Ivy League College professors and their biased political views that corrupt young minds, I thought no big deal. This is what your College professors do. Mine thought they were really special. I know differently now.

Reflections On Good-To-Great: Guest Post

I recently posted about the The Key To Gen Y Is Gen X. As an advisor to clients I am always surprised by the lack of understanding Gen X has for the mindset of Gen Y. Most of us who are older than 30 don't seem to realize how fast the world is changing around us. I recently read that the Nokia-Microsoft partnership is going to produce its first phone in two years. Really? Two years? Have these guys even thought about what the smart phone landscape will be like in two year? I don't think we even know who all the players will be two years from now (Facebook will likely be a main competitor), so how can you be designing products for two years from now?

The Key To Gen Y is Gen X

As I sit in the Leaf & Bean in Pittsburgh's Strip District this fine Saturday morning, the NY Jets are arriving at their hotel to challenge the Pittsburgh Steelers in tomorrow's AFC Championship game. Whats interesting about both teams is that arguably the key to their success thus far has been a handful of Generation Y players - young rookies or second or third year veterans who are no older than 23 or 24 years old. However, what makes players like the Jets' Mark Sanchez or the Steeler's Mike Wallace successful is the support, leadership, guidance and experience of the Generation X players around them. In short, for Generation Y to be a success they need Generation X.