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Aug 28
2 min

Musings from the C-Suite: Rumors Now vs. Then

A Millennial member of one of my networking groups for C-level women recently posted in our WhatsApp chat that women must stick together and

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Musings from the C-Suite: Insights from a Blackout

Joanna Dodd Massey

Aug 7
3 min

Musings from the C-Suite: Insights from a Blackout

The power in my NYC neighborhood went out at 5:15 this morning. It was still dark out at that time, so it was pitch black in my apartment...

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4 Must-Do's in the Multigenerational Workplace

Joanna Dodd Massey

Mar 11
2 min

4 Must-Do's in the Multigenerational Workplace

Blog about 4 things companies can do to facilitate multigenerational understanding and collaboration.

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Joanna Dodd Massey

Jan 15
2 min

The Old-Fashioned Phone

I had a conversation at dinner with a colleague about the different ways younger and older generations communicate. Broadly speaking, Mil...

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Young Adults Don't Go to the News, Because the News Comes to Them

Joanna Dodd Massey

Dec 18, 2019
3 min

Young Adults Don't Go to the News, Because the News Comes to Them

Today, young adults do not have to go looking for news. News goes looking for them. What do I mean by that? The best way to explain it is...

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Joanna Dodd Massey

Dec 11, 2019
2 min

The Resurgence of the Piggybank

The Great Recession of 2008 affected all of us, but if you want to understand why young adults have no interest in jobs in Corporate Amer...

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Joanna Dodd Massey

Nov 27, 2019
1 min

Short and Sweet Thanksgiving Post

The one thing companies can be grateful for this Thanksgiving... The massive change in the marketplace thanks to Millennials and Gen Z. W...

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Joanna Dodd Massey

Nov 20, 2019
2 min

Reverse Mentoring: A Win-Win

I gave a leadership talk this morning to an angel investment group of mostly Boomer and Silent Generation women about managing five gener...

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If Your Company Isn't Doing This, You're Missing Out

Joanna Dodd Massey

Nov 13, 2019
2 min

If Your Company Isn't Doing This, You're Missing Out

As a Gen Xer, I have been around long enough to remember corporate retreats as schmoozy events in La Jolla or Miami, where only senior le...

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It Isn’t about Money—Employee Activism Is Gaining Traction as Workers Speak out Against Employers

Joanna Dodd Massey

Nov 6, 2019
2 min

It Isn’t about Money—Employee Activism Is Gaining Traction as Workers Speak out Against Employers

Labor unions in the United States are almost as old as the country itself. Having started as early as 1778, labor unions protect workers ...

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Joanna Dodd Massey

Oct 30, 2019
2 min

The View Through a Different Aperture

Mentoring can be an incredibly valuable vehicle for sharing knowledge and insight among employees, but it needn't just be the older teach...

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Proof that I Am Psychic? My 2018 Prediction Coming True (Maybe)

Joanna Dodd Massey

Oct 10, 2019
3 min

Proof that I Am Psychic? My 2018 Prediction Coming True (Maybe)

In August 2018, I predicted that we would have a recession in the U.S. in 18 to 24 months. I was writing a paper for a capital markets cl...

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We Have 5 Generations in the Workforce—Oh My!

Joanna Dodd Massey

Oct 2, 2019
2 min

We Have 5 Generations in the Workforce—Oh My!

For the first time ever, we have five generations in the workforce. Not surprisingly, this is leading to a lot of misunderstandings and m...

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Attention Old(er) People... Change or Die

Joanna Dodd Massey

Sep 25, 2019
2 min

Attention Old(er) People... Change or Die

With Millennials expected to comprise at least half of the workforce by 2020, and Gen Z becoming an ever-larger percentage of employees e...

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Joanna Dodd Massey

Sep 18, 2019
1 min

Take A Stand—It Is Good for Business

Gen Z and Millennials have come to expect their favorite corporations to take daring social stands—and any potential divisiveness of the ...

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Transparency—A Key Corporate Component for Millennials and Gen Z

Joanna Dodd Massey

Sep 11, 2019
2 min

Transparency—A Key Corporate Component for Millennials and Gen Z

To attract and keep young employees, few things are as vital to today’s companies as transparency. Frankly, that is true of all human com...

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Human Capital Is the Most Important Asset a Company Has

Joanna Dodd Massey

Jun 10, 2019
2 min

Human Capital Is the Most Important Asset a Company Has

There are certain fundamental truths about human beings and how they deal with change. If you attended business school, you likely learne...

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Joanna Dodd Massey

May 15, 2019
2 min

Corporate America's Identity Crisis

Millennials and Gen Z value a workplace that provides autonomy, equality, and fairness. However, they are not loyal to any one company. M...

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Joanna Dodd Massey

May 1, 2019
1 min

Advertising Is for the Young

Advertising has always reflected the likes and dislikes of younger audiences. Since its inception, it has been a youth driven industry th...

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You Raised Them, Now You Have to Live with Them in the Workplace

Joanna Dodd Massey

Apr 16, 2019
2 min

You Raised Them, Now You Have to Live with Them in the Workplace

Some people may take issue with me lumping Millennials and Gen Z together in one book, as if they are a single entity. Volumes have been w...

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