How leaders can connect with Gen Y

Blog and article on Gen Y's--I was googling vacations + Gen Y's when I found this
What to do? Get to work developing relationships with the stars of tomorrow – Generation Y.
Happy Sunday morning coffee to everyone
http://www.edn.com/blog/1230000323/post/1120009912.html?nid=3585

Job Satisfaction--Why your life isn't a bowl of cherries

Dated but good article on nursing...
GRUMPY CLINICIANS at the bedside can translate into high turnover, unhappy patients, and lower quality of care. But the solution may lie less in pay and perks than in redefining the control and influence that nurses and other clinicians wield in their daily work, according to researchers and managers.
http://www.nurseweek.com/features/97-10/jobsatis.html

'Helicopter' parents hover when kids job hunt

Another new dimension with the Multigenerational workforce
Employers are finding that parents are increasingly involved in their children's job choices, as "helicopter parenting" extends to the workplace.
As Generation Y enters the job force, parents of new hires are calling employers to negotiate salary and benefits, and some are even showing up at job fairs. It's a new dynamic that has some employers responding by training recruiters and managers how to handle "helicopter parents," who hover over their children's lives.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/employment/2007-04-23-helicopter-parents-usat_N.htm

The Legacy of Leadership —Succession Planning in Nursinghttp://http://www.nursingspectrum.com/CareerManagement/Articles/Legacy_pw2005.htm

The continuing nursing shortage adds additional dimensions to any thoughtful plan for ongoing leadership in nursingnurse leaders today need to consider succession planning at two levels. They need to ask not only, “Who will succeed me in my current role and carry on the initiatives I have led?” but also, “What can nurse leaders do to encourage leadership development in the profession at large?”
http://http://www.nursingspectrum.com/CareerManagement/Articles/Legacy_pw2005.htm

“Anything hospitals and health systems can do to facilitate that and to keep them healthy would help,” she added. “Most research shows that people plan to stay longer in the workforce. The issue with health care in general and acute care in particular is that you have to make it physically and psychologically beneficial so workers can do this without impact.”
http://www.amnhealthcare.com/News.aspx?id=15444

Organizational Leadership Program Aids Nursing Executive

Interesting article by Barbara Dianda-Martin, Vice President for Nursing Services at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center and Mercy Children’s Hospital
It was a master’s degree in something other than nursing that would allow me to bring leadership skills to an otherwise clinical setting. Having those other skill sets would add value,” she says. “All of my previous education had been with other nurses.”
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070331/WIB/70330015

Fun Look at Generations in the Workplace

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82gEXV5i2f8