http://www.lapiana.org/nonprofitnext Studying the confluence of sector trends Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:26:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.lapiana.org/nonprofitnext/2010/01/09/nonprofit-leadership-the-future-is-here/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Twitted by rosettathurman Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:26:33 +0000 http://www.lapiana.org/nonprofitnext/?p=222#comment-10 [...] This post was Twitted by rosettathurman [...] [...] This post was Twitted by rosettathurman [...]

]]> http://www.lapiana.org/nonprofitnext/2009/11/03/working-via-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Networks and Collaboration « Interaction Institute for Social Change Blog Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:50:06 +0000 http://www.lapiana.org/nonprofitnext/?p=56#comment-9 [...] the recent Convergence report, LaPiana consulting identifies the fact that “networks enable work to be organized in new ways” as one of five converging trends that will redefine the [...] [...] the recent Convergence report, LaPiana consulting identifies the fact that “networks enable work to be organized in new ways” as one of five converging trends that will redefine the [...]

]]> http://www.lapiana.org/nonprofitnext/2009/11/20/lessons-from-gen-y-implications-for-us-all/comment-page-1/#comment-7 David Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:58:04 +0000 http://www.lapiana.org/nonprofitnext/?p=189#comment-7 I think the problem nonprofits have with giving feedback at the level and frequency Gen Y workers crave stems from a generational disconnect. Most nonprofit leaders are still Boomers, a generation of self-taught nonprofit leaders. No one trained us, we often founded our own nonprofits, and for better or worse, we just muddled along and figured things out on the job. Decades later we still expect everyone else to do the same. This attitude stems from the era Boomers grew up in, where we rebelled against authority, did “our own thing” and prized creativity and fluidity over systems and efficiency. Now we are faced with a generation that has had far more positive interaction with teachers, parents and other adults from birth through college and expects the same kind of relationship in the work place. Boomer leaders need to adapt their own style and preferences to meet the needs of younger workers, or we will lose them. I think the problem nonprofits have with giving feedback at the level and frequency Gen Y workers crave stems from a generational disconnect. Most nonprofit leaders are still Boomers, a generation of self-taught nonprofit leaders. No one trained us, we often founded our own nonprofits, and for better or worse, we just muddled along and figured things out on the job. Decades later we still expect everyone else to do the same. This attitude stems from the era Boomers grew up in, where we rebelled against authority, did “our own thing” and prized creativity and fluidity over systems and efficiency. Now we are faced with a generation that has had far more positive interaction with teachers, parents and other adults from birth through college and expects the same kind of relationship in the work place. Boomer leaders need to adapt their own style and preferences to meet the needs of younger workers, or we will lose them.

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