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Amy Lynch

Generations Expert + Idea Warrior + Entrepreneur

Category: Technology

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Enter the Ear Bud

If you are Gen X or Millennial, and certainly if you are Gen Z, you may never have been outside the range of urban noise. Traffic, electronics, construction—they’re everywhere. In fact, most of us live above the 75-decibel noise level health experts recommend. Even average noise levels in our homes easily reach 90 decibels. Meanwhile out in the wild, nature is getting drowned out. In nearly two-thirds of US national parks, airplanes, cars mining and drilling are regularly twice th... Read More
Posted by Amy Lynch at Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Communication Culture Gen IQ Gen Z Millennials Technology

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Work with Other Generations. It Makes You Smarter.

Diverse teams get better results. They bring home more sales, more customers, more profit and more innovation. But this is completely counterintuitive. Working with people who are like us feels more effective. On a homogenous team, people understand each other quickly, and collaboration flows smoothly. The sameness gives us the sensation of progress. In reality, friction adds value. For example, more diverse juries weigh cases more deeply. When homogenous teams are join... Read More
Posted by Amy Lynch at Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Communication Gen IQ Generational Intelligence Generational Learning Styles Strategic Diversity Technology

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Healthcare Disruption and Gen IQ

What’s changing in healthcare? Nearly everything! It’s easier to ask what’s not changing. That would be a shorter list.     Three megatrends are in play simultaneously:      digital tech, consumerism and public policy No matter what our role in the industry, we're all feeling the pressure of disruption. Star Trek and TUGS New technology is all over the board, from electronic charting, mobile care and scheduling with apps to wear... Read More
Posted by Amy Lynch at Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Change Generational Cycles Generational Intelligence Healthcare Technology

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Vaca Dread Hits Every Generation.

Will you take all your vacation days this year? Probably not. Odds are you'll leave six vacation days unused. Thirty-seven percent of us dread returning to a mountain of work. Thirty percent of us say no one else can do the job. Another 30 percent say we cannot afford a vacation. But mostly, we are afraid of appearing nonessential.  Vacation dread hits Millennials hardest. They worry more than Xers or Boomers about holding on to their jobs. One in three Millennial... Read More
Posted by Amy Lynch at Thursday, June 29, 2017
Culture Millennials Surprise Me Technology Work Life Balance

Monday, June 26, 2017

Impatient Patients?

What’s a patient? A sick person who receives care, right? Yes, and also no. That verb “receive” is outdated. Younger generations aren’t content to simply receive care. Increasingly, they expect to design the experience more or less for themselves. Gen X, Millennials and forward-thinking Boomers approach care as a transaction. What does this mean for providers? Here’s quick look at the very different generations in your population. Baby Boomers The big news abo... Read More
Posted by Amy Lynch at Monday, June 26, 2017
Gen X Healthcare Millennials Technology

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Dear Agent: 5 Ways to Win My Business and 5 Sure Ways to Lose It. Sincerely, Millennials

We interviewed Millennials about buying investments and insurance. Here’s what they said: 5 Ways to Win My Business 1. Approach me through my parents. That’s OK by me so long as you have a product I need. I’ll still research the competition, but my parents’ recommendation means a lot. 2. Let me do this online. I want an easy-to-use online portal with 24/7 live chat support. If we never talk face to face, that’s OK. If we need to meet, try a coffee house or som... Read More
Posted by Amy Lynch at Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Financial Services Marketing Millennials Sales Technology

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Innovation: Part of the Job

No matter where you look, innovation is transforming old, overwhelmed systems. No industry is like it was 5 years ago. Online shopping disrupts store-front retail. Online degrees disrupt campus-based education. Newspapers are failing, and Twitter is growing. Entrepreneurs crowdsource their start-ups, seek gigs rather than careers, and use Uber rather than buy a cars.   No More Status Quo This fits with generational cycles. Every 80 years or so, we go through a period of massive di... Read More
Posted by Amy Lynch at Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Baby Boomers Change Generational Cycles Innovation Leadership Technology

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Gen Z and Manufacturing

I have written about GenEdge (also called Gen Z or as Homelanders) as a generation poised to excel in manufacturing. Born after 1995, Edgers grew up assuming that tech ability and hands-on "hacking" are part of a basic skill set, not add-ons. And having grown up digital, they are hungry for DIY, tactile experiences. Edgers are into baking, building, carving and coding. Since elementary school, they’ve used YouTube to find out how to fix a bicycle or plant a garden.... Read More
Posted by Amy Lynch at Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Career Paths Four Generations at Work Gen Edge Gen Z Homelanders Manufacturing Technology

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Managing Millennials who just don't get 'On the Clock'

  “I’m going to murder the next Millennial who shows up late,” a manager said to me recently. “Glad you called,“ I replied. “I’m going to save you a lot in legal fees.” That same day, an entrepreneur told me,  “If the Millennials here are going to be successful, they’re going to have to learn to work the hours Boomers worked at that age.” In a recent poll, 22% of Millennials said they are late to work at lea... Read More
Posted by Amy Lynch at Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Four Generations at Work Generational Intelligence HR Leadership Managing Millennials Millennials Technology Work Life Balance

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Gen Z: Your Interns Are Different This Year.

Meet your interns. They expect to work hard for success. They're realists, not optimists. They want to build things--like, with their hands. They're compliant rather than collaborative, and they focus on the future rather than expecting rewards today. This is GenEdge (also called Gen Z), and they are a big change from the Millennials who preceded them. If you haven't noticed differences yet, you soon will.  Born between 1995 and 2010, GenEdgers grew... Read More
Posted by Amy Lynch at Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Baby Boomers Four Generations at Work Gen Z GenEdge HR Leadership Managing Millennials Technology
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