Generational Performance Solutions Blog
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By July 2025, “business as usual” feels like a relic. U.S. consumer confidence slid again last month as headlines bounced between hiring freezes, tariff debates, and talk of a mild recession. People are still working, but they’re scanning the exit signs: the Conference Board’s June index showed job-availability worries at...
- Communication, News & Trends
Generative AI just went fully mainstream Generative AI has leapt from R&D labs to the employee break room. In barely two years it’s become the assistant that drafts tomorrow’s slide deck, writes today’s meeting recap, and even suggests a punchline for the group chat. Pew’s February 2025 pulse check found...
- Communication, Development, News & Trends, Recruitment
The workforce is undergoing a seismic shift, and employers are sounding the alarm about a growing talent gap. With Gen Z projected to comprise one-third of the workforce by next year, many business leaders are expressing concern about a widening gap in essential “human skills” like communication, collaboration, and emotional...
- Communication, News & Trends, Retention
It’s easy—and necessary—to talk about how we support and train the next generation of talent. But what are we not doing by only focusing on the new kids on the block? Not focusing on the rest of our workplace. Narrowing in only on young professionals doesn’t reflect the full reality...
- Communication, Development
We’ve been thinking a lot lately about a problem that isn’t really new: the persistent feedback from business leaders that young talent struggles to communicate in the workplace. While the headlines about Gen Z’s lack of professionalism have been hitting a boiling point lately, the general experience of a communication...
- Communication, News & Trends, Recruitment, Retention
At the start of 2025, one of the largest social media jump-scares in history happened: TikTok was banned for approximately 12 hours. If you weren’t aware this happened, you may be in the minority—in Q1 of 2025 (after the ban was lifted), there were around 170 million monthly active users...
- Communication, News & Trends
We’ve all seen the headlines. “Gen Z Doesn’t Want to Work.” “Young Professionals Are Entitled.” “The Kids Aren’t Alright.” It’s easy to buy into these narratives—especially when they’re everywhere from LinkedIn posts to primetime news segments. But are they accurate? And more importantly, are they helpful when it comes to...
- Communication, Development, News & Trends, Retention
In March 2020, I was the director of fundraising for a large nonprofit. Like many in the nonprofit world, I had a small but mighty team—and we were stretched thin on a good day. That month, the world shut down. I was also the mother of a preschooler, and very...
- Communication, Development, News & Trends, Recruitment, Retention
For the past seven years, YoPro Know has been at the forefront of helping organizations engage and retain young professionals. What began as a conversation about early-career talent in the form of a blog quickly evolved into a broader mission: enabling organizations to build thriving, multigenerational teams. As we worked...
- Communication, Development, Recruitment, Retention
It’s finally time to present our third Getting It Right company feature, and we’re very excited about this one. As a reminder, this series shines a spotlight on organizations that are changing the game when it comes to talent management. This month, we’re highlighting Brains, a Creative Firm based in...
- Communication, News & Trends, Recruitment, Retention
At this point, everyone is likely fatigued after seeing “Gen Z-this, Gen Z-that” in the news daily. A recent article about business leaders’ dissatisfaction with Gen Z caught my attention—but not because it’s the first I’ve seen on the topic. In fact, I’ve seen so many of these articles about...
- Communication, Recruitment, Retention
It’s February, and already, we’re seeing major shifts in the hybrid and return-to-office (RTO) conversation compared to just three short months ago (remember when Amazon released their announcement about returning to work, or else they would terminate you come January 1?). What’s incredible to see is that our workforce is...
