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The first purpose-built learning and development system for millennial and gen-managers.

Newsletter · By Ron Ricci · Official site

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  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

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    Gen-Z needs to be career-ready sooner — a lot sooner.Listening to Cura co-founder and CEO Jen Elena Romano, I realize I’m at ground zero of the biggest employment challenge facing our society right now: young people graduating college. New grads are losing ground, according to Jen. “Right now, it's the first time that college graduates have a higher unemployment rate than the average American.”As I’ve written in this newsletter, the career ladder that boomers, Gen-X and most mil

  2. Issue · Sep 23, 2026

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    What Gen-Z needs is a new kind of mentoringBoomers, gen-x and even millennials all shared largely the same employment experience. Keep in mind that millennials entered the workforce in large numbers starting around 2003 — more than two decades ago.For these three generations, a natural relationship existed between the corporate ladder and an in-person workplace — creating a pool of accessible mentors. There was always someone a few rungs up the ladder above you — it was easy to grab a colleague

  3. Issue · Sep 8, 2026

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    I love astonishingly simple stories of astonishing impact. Jim Ellis is telling me about a meeting he’s in with the legendary Ferry Porsche. From a sales perspective, Porsche was all about the 911 at the time. Jim’s sitting at a table with Ferry and his sons, one of whom is the designer of 911. Jim is the CEO of Porsche Design — the company’s accessory and lifestyle brand.The sons are advocating for a strategy focused on the 911. But there’s a proposal to expand into the SUV category. Ferry turn

  4. Issue · Aug 25, 2026

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    Am I Predictable: How to Share Your Management Process with Your TeamBack in the boomer era, “information was power.” That’s because top-down, command-and-control management structures literally kept all the important information in the hands of a few people. Of course, that’s the genesis of “corporate politics,” making it almost impossible to be a predictable manager. Sharing information was a no-no. Thus, the birth of phrases like “keep your cards close to your vest.”For the past two decades,

  5. Issue · Aug 18, 2026

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    “Self awareness hurts. Play anyway.”That’s the tagline for Stefani Okamoto’s new card game — yes, a card game. Not another book or AI vibe-coded tool. When I interviewed Stefani last year, I called her “America’s champion for managers” — because of her pioneering work at Microsoft and ServiceNow in support of manager development. “Managers future-proof a culture,” sh

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