Counter Mentor Leadership
How to Unlock the Potential of the 4-Generation Workplace
Kelly Riggs ; Robby Riggs
- This
- book
- is
- the
- result
- of
- over
- twenty-five
- years
- of
- combined
- experience
- from
- Kelly
- and
- Robby
- Riggs-dynamic,
- occasionally
- irreverent,
- always
- insightful,
- father
- (Boomer)
- and
- son
- (Millennial),
- who
- work
- with
- organizations
- grappling
- daily
- with
- multi-generational
- conflict.
- Through
- their
- collaboration,
- Kelly
- and
- Robby
- share
- their
- very
- different
- perspectives
- on
- the
- same
- problems
- most
- companies
- are
- STILL
- dealing
- with,
- but
- haven't
- had
- the
- courage
- or
- the
- tools,
- to
- address.
- Issues
- such
- as:
- a
- shocking
- lack
- of
- leadership
- skills;
- the
- culture-killing
- generational
- divide
- that
- is
- demolishing
- many
- companies;
- and
- the
- stunning,
- often
- unrecognized
- impact
- of
- technology
- on
- the
- workplace.In
- their
- "shamelessly
- funny,
- brilliantly
- written"
- debut
- book,
- Kelly
- and
- Robby
- will:·
- Discuss
- today's
- workplace
- dynamics,
- including
- the
- changes
- in
- communication
- modes,
- the
- influx
- of
- technology,
- and
- the
- impact
- of
- Millennials
- and
- Digital
- Natives
·
- Explain
- how
- a
- one-sided
- approach
- to
- leadership
- focused
- on
- "managing"
- Millennials
- is
- grossly
- insufficient,
- resulting
- in
- an
- inability
- to
- attract
- and
- retain
- critical
- young
- talent
·
- Explore
- the
- new
- challenges
- of
- leadership
- inherent
- with
- the
- explosion
- of
- technology-time
- compression,
- distractions,
- complexity
- and
- the
- pace
- of
- change
·
- Reveal
- how
- old
- leadership
- challenges
- persist,
- and
- explore
- how
- the
- younger
- generation
- will
- expose
- those
- challenges
- more
- than
- ever
·
- Detail
- the
- CounterMentor
- leadership
- model
- and
- prescribe
- specific
- tactics
- and
- techniques
- for
- addressing
- both
- old
- and
- new
- leadership issues
