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Friday, May 16, 2008 Book Smarts Business book reviews Washington Business Journal - by Timothy Burn (Associate Editor)From Boomers to Bloggers: Success Strategies Across Generations By Misti Burmeister What's deal with all these Generation Yers, and their demands for...

Avoiding Pitfalls in Mentoring Relationships Part III of III By: Misti Burmeister "One of things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people." -Dick Gregory In the March newsletter, I shared my story regarding my experience with...

Generations X & Y say, “Give me flexibility!” Boomers say, “Pay your dues!” Learn how to properly engage the values of intergenerational leaders that will increase your bottom-line! ANNOUNCEMENT: How many young professionals do you know who often complain...

Mentoring in reverse Patricia Kitchen for Newsday.com Change@work 12:27 PM EDT, April 11, 2008 Five years ago William Krol started making the transition from a longtime role as office administrator to that of a full-time writer-editor. And in 2006 he landed a job as...

Join Misti Burmeister at Barnes & Noble in Fair Lakes Promenade for the Meet The Author event. Misti will be autographing her book "From Boomers To Bloggers: Success Strategies Across Generations" and briefly speaking about a few of the success strategies from her...

Avoiding Pitfalls in Mentoring Relationships, Part II of III By Misti Burmeister In the March newsletter, I shared my story regarding my experience with a mentoring program through ABC Organization. The following is a continuation of that newsletter. If you would like...

Listen in to this great interview Bea Fields held with Misti Burmeister on March 13th 2008. Misti is the CEO of Inspirion, Inc. and is one of America’s top generational experts (and she’s only 29). She is the author of the new book From Boomers to Bloggers:...

"Avoiding Pitfalls in Mentoring Relationships (A True Story) Part I of III" By: Misti Burmeister "Life's most urgent question is, 'what are you doing for others?'"-Martin Luther King Jr. Barbara, a young professional business owner in the consulting industry, was...

DEOMI professional development seminar a hit by Master Sgt. Carolanne DiggsDEOMI Public Affairs DEOMI invited guest speakers here to kick off a week of staff and faculty professional development training Feb. 19-20. Speakers from Dale Carnegie Training; Diversity...

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Taking Risks on Both Sides of the Bridge Leads to a Goldmine of Possibilities By: Misti Burmeister "Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility." -Dietrich Bonhoeffer People, regardless of level or generation, have the same basic desires....

"You Have To Be Hungry - Part III of III" By: Misti Burmeister "Personal mastery means approaching one's life as a creative work, living life from a creative as opposed to reactive viewpoint." - Peter Senge As I mentioned in Part I and II of this series, both...

"You Have To Be Hungry - Part II of III" By: Misti Burmeister " If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it." - Margaret Fuller As I mentioned in Part I of this series, both organizations and individuals must be hungry to reach their goals, regardless...

By: Misti Burmeister "If you would thoroughly know anything, teach it to others." - Tryon Edwards (1809 - 1894) In my travels to Greece this October, I had the privilege of dining with the parents of one of my clients. These two wonderful people, Ted and Zoe...

By: Misti Burmeister "If you would thoroughly know anything, teach it to others." - Tryon Edwards (1809 - 1894) "Every day, stubborn pride can and will get in the way of strong leadership relationships across any generational divide. It is the sense of true...

Inspirion founder bridges age gap Monday, September 24, 2007 Misti Burmeister used to commit lots of blunders when she tried to connect with older workers in the office. These communication gaps led her to create Inspirion Inc., a Bethesda consulting firm that...