From Boomers To Bloggers: Success Strategies Across Generations [Paperback]

Misti Burmeister (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 28, 2008

From Boomers to Bloggers offers critical information that will help both individuals and organizations achieve success across generations. Taking time to find common ground can only enhance relationships and company productivity. That common ground can often be found through focusing on the company's vision and mission. When organizations create a space where the strengths of each generation can flourish and are aligned with the vision and mission, they meet with success beyond comprehension.

Editorial Reviews

Review

What's deal with all these Generation Yers, and their demands for praise and recognition, for work-life balance, for a clear path to a glass office in 18 months? Managers with such questions may want to talk to one of these young upstarts, or better yet read a book written by a Gen Yer.

Author Misti Burmeister, by her own account, bolted out of college with her career guns blazing, jumping into her first job intent on making an impact. She met the stiff arm of resistance from an entrenched baby boomer, frequently referred to as a "seasoned professional" in the book.

Burmeister did not last long there. So she spent several months doing informational interviews with employers. Those experiences helped her conclude that miscues between generations are killing productivity and careers.

Like most smart chief executive officers, she found a need in the marketplace and started a company, consulting business Inspirion Inc., to boost productivity through improved communication across generations.

Boomers to Bloggers offers tips to help boomers, Xers and Yers get what they want from their careers while helping their employers and peers achieve their goals. -- Washington Business Journal, May 16, 2008

About the Author

Misti Burmeister is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Inspirion Inc., a company formed to create partnership in the world through increased communication between generations.

Misti is known for her combination of executive leadership experience, business savvy and attentive listening style. As an executive coach she seamlessly links her deep understanding of the real-time challenges of the business environment, the leadership skills and competencies required to meet them, and leaders' internal values, assumptions and attitudes affecting their outcomes. She partners with her clients to develop strategies to ensure a successful transition to a new role, create a clear and compelling leadership vision, substantially improve their authenticity and confidence as leaders, expand their leadership impact, and increase their engagement in their work and commitment to their organizations.

Misti facilitates in leadership development programs, generational diversity and mission development sessions. She conducts workshops and seminars on topics such as strategic networking, career development, powerful communication, self-promotion, mentoring, intergenerational communication and values-based leadership. She has presented to numerous audiences on leadership and generational diversity topics, including Fortune 500 organizations.

She was awarded the International Femtor Award for Emerging Leaders by the eWomen Network. She has also been named a Community Fellow of the Foundation for Community Leadership as an acknowledgement for her commitment and vision to empowering young people.

Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Synergy Press, LLC; 1st edition (January 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0980220904
• ISBN-13: 978-0980220902
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #339,373 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Imagine living in an unfamiliar city with no job, friends or professional contacts and only $37 to your name. This is exactly where Misti Burmeister found herself at the age of 24. Today, she is a foremost authority on how leaders can win the talent war by harnessing the wisdom and enthusiasm of their teams to reduce turnover, fuel employee engagement and increase employee loyalty.

Burmeister speaks, coaches and facilitates for some of the world's most prestigious universities and corporations - including Johnson & Johnson, George Washington University, AT&T, NASA and Marriott. She has also written a Washington Post best-seller, From Boomers to Bloggers: Success Strategies Across Generations, in which she outlines systematic ways organizations can eliminate inter-generational distractions to spark collaboration.
In May 2011, Misti released her second book, Hidden Heroes, at the National Press Club. Bringing together thousands of people from around the world, Misti helps people see that influencing others begins with knowing and trusting ourselves.
Burmeister is influenced by the personal-development theories of Byron Katie, don Miguel Ruiz, Zig Ziglar, Jack Welch, Rachel Naomi Remen and many others.

Misti lives with her partner in Towson Maryland and spends weeks each year traveling the world, hiking and learning about other cultures.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars She GETS it., March 16, 2008

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Steven J. Dorfman "Driven To Excel" (Maryland (DC Metro)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: From Boomers To Bloggers: Success Strategies Across Generations (Paperback)

Wow! The author brings to light so many important issues in today's workforce. It's one of those books you'll have trouble putting down because it just makes so much sense. I found it very easy to read and enjoyed the stories. In some cases, ignorance is bliss -- in the case of generational diversity, there is much to learn and apply. This book will help you do EXACTLY that. I look forward to purchasing more books from this author and have been recommending it to others...daily.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From Boomers To Bloggers: Success Strategies Across Generations, June 23, 2008

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Misti Burmeister has a wonderful ability to teach through experience. Her knowledge of generational differences and how to bring them together is terrific. I recommend this book to anyone struggling with "How do I reach the upcoming generation?"

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! Misti is right on target!, May 13, 2008

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Glenn Garnes "Perfect Networker" (Laurel, Maryland USA) - See all my reviews
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I have found the biggest challenge in business to be the ability to communicate with the people around you, and there is no question that cross-generational communication presents the biggest challenge of all. Misti Burmeister has changed that with one of the most important publications of our time on the subject.

from Boomers to Bloggers should be required reading for baby boomers and the young professionals to whom they will pass the baton. Misti has done us all a service with specific advice on ways to communicate effectively, to break down artificial barriers and to celebrate relationships that would otherwise have been lost in the translation.

Thanks Misti! Awesome work!