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Jon Mertz

Jon Mertz is a Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business and highlighted as a Leader to Watch in 2015 by the American Management Association. He is the author of Activate Leadership: Aspen Truths to Empower Millennial Leaders. Jon brings together a community at ThinDifference.com to inspire Millennial leaders.
Picture of Jon Mertz

Jon Mertz

Jon Mertz is a Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business and highlighted as a Leader to Watch in 2015 by the American Management Association. He is the author of Activate Leadership: Aspen Truths to Empower Millennial Leaders. Jon brings together a community at ThinDifference.com to inspire Millennial leaders.

Six Spaces Required for Effective Collaboration

What makes collaboration work? The first thought probably centers on the workplace design. Many articles have been written and offices showcased on how space can help facilitate conversations and give people the flexibility to solve problems together. The second thought may be around culture. After all, collaboration is about people working together, and the intangibles of how individuals are incented and supported matter. The right culture raises attentiveness to what matters most and how to achieve what matters most. Collaborative efforts bring it all together. Designing the right space for effective collaboration is needed but our view of space design needs

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5 Career Principles to Activate Between Generations

The shift is happening. This year, Millennials will be the largest generation in the American workforce. One in three employees are Millennials, and more are coming. Preventing a generational shift is impossible. We have a choice: Do we demean a generation? Do we activate a new generation? It is that simple. Do you hold people back and blame it on youth, or do you find a way to activate the talents of the next generation? Each generation has a responsibility, not just Millennials, Gen Xers, or Boomers. There are certain career principles that withstand the test of ages, and we need

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