All Things Being Equal... I was a recent college graduate working part time driving a school bus and substitute teaching when I answered an ad for a writer at “Oklahoma’s largest weekly newspaper.” More than 100 people applied for the job, and I was ecstatic when they...
Dedication of The Guardian, 2002 Nearly 24 years ago, on June 7, 2002, Robert and I attended the dedication of The Guardian at the Oklahoma State Capitol. We watched as a crane lifted it high in the air and affixed it to the top of the dome. Our picture appeared in...
Today I’m launching a new series about my 35-year career in communications and nonprofit leadership. The work has included journalism, public relations, public affairs, public information, advocacy, and public policy, primarily in Oklahoma. As a member of Generation...
I used to be a public information officer (PIO) for a large ambulance service. Much of my job involved responding to media queries about "bad calls" that reporters would hear on police scanners. Every day I received dozens of calls about potentially horrible...
An executive survey released by the Futurestep division of Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY), the preeminent global people and organizational advisory firm, reveals the heads down, get-the-job-done attitudes and priorities of Generation X employees. When asked which generation is...
I am now in the process of making the switch to WordPress. My domain has been transferred and within 96 hours it should be pointing to a new host. During this switch, jenx67.com may experience some downtime. So, I'm thinking now is a great time to do one of the...
Remember the flux capacitor? It was the core component of Doctor Emmett Brown's time traveling DeLorean in the Generation X hit Back to the Future? It's what made time travel possible for Marty. I thought about it yesterday when I read an article about a new...
According to a new study by three Canadian Universities, Generation X, which made moody and tragic Kurt Cobain an icon, is still in a bad mood. Yes, friends, Gen Xers are angry and grumpy; however, last week, a much longer, 25-year study by a Michigan professor found...
Grow old along with me. The best is yet to be... From Mary Chapin Carpenter and Grow Old Alone With Me Jon Miller, a political scientist from the University of Michigan, has released findings from a major, 25-year study on Generation X. Turns out that despite the...
Why did my lover have to pick last night To get down Doesn't it matter That I have to feed the both of us Employment's down... It's just another manic Monday --From The Bangles, 1986 For at least two years I've been hearing about the coming resume tsunami. I blogged...
Forbes blogger Jenna Goudreau has written a post about miserable Generation X and Y women, Are Today’s Women Drowning In Generational Anxiety? It seems despite having more choices than any of the generations of women who have gone before them, Generation X and Y...
What are life's most difficult questions? Read on to discover one of mine. Esther Cepeda, a columnist for the Chicago Sun Times, wrote an article recently about Gen Xers coming into their own.< Here is an excerpt: “Because they live in the shadow of both...