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Counter Mentor Leadership
by Kelly Riggs and Robby Riggs
FINALLY! A place you can go to get BOTH perspectives from the workplace. Boomer AND Millennial. This show is designed to demonstrate how seasoned leaders can benefit from mentoring AND countermentoring to create a high-performance workplace. We'll help you figure out how to blend the very best of both generations to create better relationships, better results, and a better life altogether. Join father and son, Kelly and Robby Riggs, as they debate and negotiate the best practices from two generations. Hint: Old guys rule. (Sometimes.)
Episodes
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CM47 Are Millennials Good for Business?
If you're a Boomer, you're rolling your eyes....but, since Millennials make up the largest segment of the workplace these days, it's a legitimate question. Although we hear a lot these days about Millennial "snowflakes" and their participation trophies, what does the research say about the impact...
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CM146 Is it a Waste of Time to Understand the BOSS?
Millennials often struggle to figure out the BOSS. In many cases they don't even bother, and that's the question in this episode: Is it a waste of time to even attempt to understand the old, out-of-touch, technology-challenged BOSS? Scene: A group of Millennials get together at Happy Hour and...
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CM145 Are Extroverts Better Leaders Than Introverts?
There seems to be an assumption that leadership requires certain personality traits. Perhaps not surprisingly, we all feel more comfortable following someone who is charismatic, decisive, and outgoing. Research confirms our intuition--even children know instinctually what kinds of people tend to...
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CM144 Are Employees Holding You Hostage?
We've all got stories of coworkers behaving badly. It seems like we've come to accept drama as a condition of existing in the workplace. But what happens when some people's nonsense get punished but top earners get a pass? Obviously, it's a recipe for disaster--and a real crisis of leadership.…
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CML 143: More (or Less) Emotional Intelligence
Bad behavior didn't use to be so public! But now, social media has made it possible for people to throw temper tantrums on a scale we could never imagine just a few years back. More and more, conflict gets played out on public platforms rather than between people. It's too easy to get a daily…
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CM 142 The Source of Workplace Failure You Don't Recognize
It's too easy to simply dismiss emotional intelligence as something you are too busy to consider. After all, where is the return on investment for these so-called "soft skills"? That's an easy question to answer, and the numbers are scary! EQ is vitally important to workplace success, especially...
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CM141 Your Friend Requests Are Annoying
How much time do you waste sending unsolicited LinkedIn requests or circulating awkwardly at networking events? How often do you roll your eyes when you get a Friend Request from someone you haven't seen since high school who now wants to sell you something? Ever experienced that clammy sweat…
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CM140 Coaching for Leaders
Coaching is, for many managers, a highly under appreciated skill. It is usually assumed that anyone who is good at something, when promoted to manager, will naturally be good at teaching and coaching those skills. Not so much. Teaching and coaching are powerful skills that have to be learned just...
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CM139 Greatest of All Time
What does it mean to be the Greatest of All Time (the GOAT, as the kids say)? The GOAT may be a spectacular performer, but he or she also has that quality that makes other people want to be part of the magic. We know great leadership when we see it: Abraham Lincoln, Catherine the Great, Winston...
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CM138 Another Book About Millennials (a Shameless Plug)
Our new book, Counter Mentor Leadership: How to Unlock the Potential of the 4-Generation Workplace, releases on January 16! But another book about Millennials? REALLY? Well, hold on, cupcake. Yes, there are a lot of leadership books out there and lots of books about Millennials. We've read them...
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CM137 Boomer Fact or Fiction
Set in their ways. Technophobes. Coasting until retirement. Their way or the highway. You think you have Boomers all figured out, don't you? Think again. After arguing their way through all the stereotypes about Millennials in "Millennial Fact or Fiction," it was only fair that the boys take on…
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CM136 140 Characters is Bad for the Workplace (LOL)
140 characters has become the standard for social media conversations, but it's certainly playing havoc with communication in the corporate world. Email. Text. FB Messenger. With more communication tools than ever before, communication has nevertheless not improved. In fact, it's probably worse...
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CM135 How Did You Get Promoted?!
Were you recently promoted? Would you say it's going well? Too often, new managers find themselves scrambling to lead in the same field where they were once dominant. That's because the way companies promote people to positions of leadership usually has little to do with the skills that will make...
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CM134 Millennial Fact or Fiction
You've heard a lot of generalizations about Millennials and Millennial employees, in particular. There are a million articles about them. There are books about how to understand them. Everyone seems to think they have a handle on Millennials and their behavior. But what exactly is the truth about...
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CM133 Who Raised These Cupcakes?
Cupcakes. Is that Pops' favorite term for Millennials? Or is it snowflakes? OK, we'll allow that Millennials are different. They ask for more flexibility and personal attention (ahem, FEEDBACK) than any generation before them, but does that make them "soft," as some Boomers claim? Or is it more...
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CM132 You Cant Be Efficient with People
Managers never have enough time, so they do their best to be efficient, even with people. The problem is that you can't be efficient with people! Developing your people takes time. In many ways, leadership is about changing the way you invest your available time. Join Kelly and Robby as they...
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CM131 Recognition is for Everyone
Boomers often complain about how Millennials always want to be recognized, even if it's just for doing their jobs. But the truth is that everyone values recognition! Appreciation, feedback, and coaching cost you nothing and go a long way toward increasing productivity and satisfaction in the...
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CM130 Do Cell Phones Ruin Relationships?
Yes, your cell phone is integral to your daily life. Yes, you know you are on it too much. Boomers tell young people they suck at social interactions because they only know how to communicate through text, and Millennials may think there is some truth to that. But does it ruin your relationships?...
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CM129 How to Coach (and be coached by) Millennials
It seems like every Boomer manager is trying to learn how to coach Millennials...or something. On rare occasions, the enlightened Boomer manager can actually see the value in being coached BY a Millennial. In this phenomenal episode, we are joined by the incomparable Tim Sanders (@sandersays) for…
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CM128 Millennials Make Better Leaders
Who makes better leaders, Boomers or Millennials? Boomers may think they are the only ones getting anything done, and Millennials may think they are the only ones who know how to inspire, but it turns out these are both key elements of effective leadership. Research indicates that the most...
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CM127 Embrace the Millennial Mindset
Adopt the mindset of a Millennial? Are you kidding? What does that mean exactly? Half days at work and trophies for everyone? Sleep until noon and get credit for trying hard?? OK, we jest... But you might be surprised, because that mindset, which is most definitely different than the Boomer...
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CM126 Never Trust Anyone Over 30
Who do YOU trust? The phrase, "Never trust anyone over 30," was coined by Jack Weinberg, a political activist at Cal-Berkeley in the 1960s. Now on the other side of the fence, Boomers are more likely to say you shouldn't trust anyone under 30. In return, Millennials just give Boomers the side-eye...
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CM125 "Working While Distracted"
Distractions are a HUGE contributor to performance loss in the workplace (wait until you hear the number!). How many of your employees are "working while distracted"? We went off about Millennials and their cell phones in Episode 21, "Get Off Your Cell Phone," but there are many more distractions...
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CM124 Who Works Harder?
"Those cupcakes." Yes, Boomers love to pile on Millennials. To them, it often comes down to their perceptions: lazy and entitled. They don't need to ask who works harder, because they already know. They lay claim to the last remnants of work ethic and ability to overcome adversity. They walked...
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CM123 How Do You Conflict
Boomers...Millennials...conflict. Seems like a natural progression, doesn't it? So how do you conflict? How should Millennials confront Boomers, and how should Boomers do performance management so it doesn't sound like constant criticism? Generational differences in perspective create conflict,...
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CM122 You Are Your Own Worst Enemy
In this episode, we unpack the idea of "emotional intelligence" (EQ). We discuss how and why a low EQ can easily make someone their own worst enemy in the workplace. Certainly, leaders are far more effective when they possess a higher EQ, but emotional intelligence is just as important for the...
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CM121 Get Off Your Cell Phone
It rarely takes more than a few minutes for a Boomer manager to start complaining about how much time Millennials spend on their cell phones: "Will you get off your cell phone? No wonder we can't get anything done around here!" But is this a real problem or a perceived problem? While Millennials...
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CM120 Failure is NOT a 4-Letter Word
Many Boomer managers tend to forget their own past failures, while attaching a Millennial employee's mistakes to everything imaginable: laziness, entitlement, and too much time texting and checking social media. Millennials themselves, rather than expecting a free ride and a trunk full of…
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CM119 Why Can't You Act Like Adults?
Boomers LOVE to criticize Millennials when they don't "act like adults"--- an observation that is often subjective. Of course, not every Millennial is guilty of childish behavior, but both generations love to generalize! However, where there is smoke, there is often a fire around somewhere. Some...
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CM118 3 Things Millennials Hate About Managers
So you're trying to figure out how to manage Millennial workers? Guess what, it's not working out very well. Your old-school, micro-management approach scares off all the talented young employees. There are three habits in particular that Millennials hate about managers. Despite the stereotype…
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CM117 You Want a Raise Already?
Boomers have always believed that raises and promotions are a reward for a job well done. You've got to earn your keep and demonstrate your value before coming to the boss with your hand out, right? Apparently not. In contrast with Boomers (and every other generation preceding them), Millennials...
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CM116 "Who Says Millennials Don't Work on Weekends?"
For many Boomer managers, working hours are from 8-5. Or 9-5. If you're not at your desk during those hours, CLEARLY you are NOT working! But Millennials (and other employees as well) are much more accustomed to work habits that bear no resemblance whatsoever to the standard grind. Early…
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CM114 "Reverse Mentoring - How About I Mentor You Boss?"
The idea of mentoring – or coaching or counseling – has been around for a long time in the workplace. Sometimes it's done well; other times, it's just a fad and simply fades away. However, REVERSE mentoring is a relatively new idea that has come of age with Millennials. The reason? Millennials...
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CM113 "All in the Family Business"
If you've ever thought about the potential to work in the family business, join us as we introduce you to Jessica Rhodes, CEO of Interview Connections, and Jim Palmer, the "Dream Business" Coach. Jim and Jessica both run their own businesses. And, each is the other's client, which makes for an...
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CM112 "The New Millennial Approved Workplace"
This week on CounterMentors our guest is David Burkus, author of Under New Management: How Leading Organizations Are Upending Business As Usual. David's book introduces a number of new workplace practices -- some that are radically different. Traditional approaches to things like compensation,...
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CM111 Team Building is a Train Wreck
There's nothing quite like a company outing to go paint-balling with the boss. I mean, what could go wrong?? Join Robby and Kelly in this episode and find out what did go wrong (yeah, it's funny!). Stick around as they poke fun at traditional "team building" activities, and find out what you…
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CM110: "I Freaking HATE Meetings!"
"I freaking HATE meetings!" Actually, everybody does. Little or nothing gets done. The same blow-hard dominates the meeting every week. We talk for hours and make no decisions. Then we meet again to cover exactly the same ground again. No wonder only 1 out of every 3 meetings is considered a...
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CM109 Im the Leader Now Sit Down and Shut Up
Great employees want absolutely nothing to do with Boomer leaders who insist on making all the decision, solving all the problems, and keeping information bottled up on a 'need to know' basis. In fact, nothing sends employees out the door like the old school dictator who acts like only he/she can...
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CM108 "Is Your Office Like Junior High?"
There are some REALLY bad workplace cultures out there. Everything from gossip to bullying to out-of-control leaders — and everything in between. Sometimes it feels like you've walked right into a 7th grade classroom. The question is, is YOUR office like junior high?? In this episode, we will…
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CM107 "Could You Do Change ANY Worse"
Change is constant in the workplace. Significant change seems to happen fairly regularly. But leaders often do change so badly that entire companies are thrown into complete disarray. And a time-tested way to run off Millennials is to exclude them from the process. So, if your idea of…
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CM106 "When Did Respect Go Out of Style"
Over half of employees claim their bosses don't respect them. At the same time, 7 in 10 adults consider Millennials to be selfish. When exactly did respect go out of style ?? This is a complicated issue with lots of questions: Are Millennials disrespectful? Should Boomers show respect to...
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CM105: "Your Worthless MBA"
This week we invite Paul Ollinger in to talk about the value of an MBA -- which is perfect timing, since Robby is finishing up his MBA at Boston University this week! Paul, the author of "You Should TOTALLY Get an MBA," describes himself as a graduate of Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business (yup…
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CM104: "Selling Social Selling to the Boss"
Technology and social media have turned the sales worldcompletely upside down. Some experts think social might evenrender salespeople obsolete (good luck). But manyindustries have really been slow to jump on the "socialselling" bandwagon. For expert insight into this classic Boomer v. Millennial...
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CM103 Annual Performance Reviews Suck
Does anyone think annual performance reviews are effective? Seriously? Well, some HR managers, maybe. Listen in this week as Kelly and Robby dissect the dreaded annual performance review and see what's not to like. /
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CM102 I Didnt Win But I Got a Trophy
We only waited until the second episode to tackle one of the more prevailing attitudes about Millennials. You know: They ALWAYS got a trophy just for showing up (aren't you so proud of yourself?). The very idea makes Boomers wanna lose their lunches. But, the impact of the "trophy generation" is...
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CM101: "Old School is Definitely Dead"
The very first episode of CounterMentors! We turn to the dynamic, for-this-show-PG-rated, tell-it-like-it-is, Jim Keenan to kick off the show. Why? Because Keenan (@Keenan) is old enough (38 years old, he says) to have the experience and the chops, but still plenty young enough to understand what...
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FINALLY! A place you can go to get BOTH perspectives from the workplace. Boomer AND Millennial. This show is designed to demonstrate how seasoned leaders can benefit from mentoring AND countermentoring to create a high-performance workplace. We'll help you figure out how to blend the very best of both generations to create better relationships, better results, and a better life altogether. Join father and son, Kelly and Robby Riggs, as they debate and negotiate the best practices from two generations. Hint: Old guys rule. (Sometimes.)
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