Category Archives: Business Bits

Business Bits is brought to you by Lesa Hanlin (lhanlin@nvcc.edu), Manager, NOVA Workforce Business and Executive Programs.

Business Bits: Welcoming a New Generation into the Workplace

Born after 1996, our newest generation is on the workforce horizon:  Generation Z.  Also called GenZ, iGen, and the Cloud Generation, these post-millennials were the first to conduct childhood friendships on portable devices, a skill that has come in handy during COVID-19.  They’ve mastered the art of achieving an entire conversation with images (emojis).  Independent, pragmatic, stubborn, and always in a rush, Generation Z will bring a new challenge to corporations.   That’s if they arrive as workers on the corporate scene at all.  Most reports say over 75 percent of GenZ-ers want to start their own company and not work for others.  If they do arrive on the corporate scene, how will they want to be trained and supported at work? Continue reading Business Bits: Welcoming a New Generation into the Workplace

Business Bits: The Tough Side of Leadership

Some days it is easy to be a leader; it’s a pleasure.  The organization is humming along, results are happening, employee morale is high, and life is good.  But leadership has a tough side too.  It is a cycle and there are definitely challenges.  How can we stretch our leadership skills to be a strong leader ready for anything?  This month we’ll take a look at some of the tougher sides of leadership and what to do now to embrace practices that will make us better leaders. Continue reading Business Bits: The Tough Side of Leadership