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• Tuesday, May 27, 2008 1:39 PM

  A Good Day

  As a writer, any day you sign a contract for a new book is a good day. So today was a good day. The topic is next-generation leadership. Publication date is probably around this time next year. More details to follow in coming months. Share this post: Read More... Posted by Rob | 5 Comments Filed under: the book

• Monday, April 14, 2008 8:38 AM

  Proposal Season

  Thin blogging last week because I have been heads-down working on a couple of proposals. The good news is that Wiley and Microsoft apparently want another book, this one on next-generation leadership. I am looking at teasing out some of the concepts from Read More... Posted by Rob | 0 Comments Filed under: Generation X-ecutive, the book, blue collar

• Monday, April 07, 2008 9:01 AM

  Generation Blend reviewed

  Venkatesh Rao posts his impressions of Generation Blend at his blog, The Ribbon Farm . Share this post: del.icio.us | digg | reddit Read More... Posted by Rob | 0 Comments Filed under: the book

• Sunday, March 23, 2008 11:59 AM

  New Study on IT Risk and Millennials

  Symantec, the IT security company, recently released a study of IT risks posed by the social computing workstyle of Millennials in the workforce. Obviously Symantec is not a disinterested party, but their findings are very interesting and validate many Read More... Posted by Rob | 0 Comments Filed under: IT, the book, Millennials, collaboration and social computing

• Thursday, February 28, 2008 4:48 PM

  TMI

  Tomorrow I am having the first (hopefully of many...) big press event for Generation Blend. My colleague Dan Rasmus and I are meeting with foreign reporters at Microsoft as part of their big Information Worker Vision event, and Dan will be interviewing Read More... Posted by Rob | 1 Comments Filed under: Media, the book

• Wednesday, February 20, 2008 8:47 AM

  Internet Evolution reviews Generation Blend

  Peter Bowman over at Internet Evolution interviewed me last week about Generation Blend. His article is posted today. Share this post: del.icio.us | digg | reddit Read More... Posted by Rob | 0 Comments Filed under: the book

• Tuesday, February 05, 2008 10:32 AM

  Super Tuesday

  Just got word from my editor that Generation Blend shipped early and should be available by the end of the week. Pre-order pricing at Amazon is about 30% off. Check it out . Update: Someone is checking it out. I started the day ranked 1.7 million on the Read More... Posted by Rob | 2 Comments Filed under: the book

• Thursday, January 24, 2008 8:33 AM

  Post-Literate? No Problem!

  I just got a frantic email from a recording studio in New Jersey requesting the pronunciation of a long list of exotic-sounding names, beginning with my own (Salkowitz, pronounced just like it's spelled...). This tipped me off that there apparently is Read More... Posted by Rob | 1 Comments Filed under: the book

• Tuesday, January 22, 2008 10:37 AM

  Generation Blend: What's it All About?

  Managing the multi-generational workplace is a hot topic - has been for at least 10 years. There is a lot of good information and advice available from books, consultants, seminars, workshops and webcasts. So how is Generation Blend different? It's focused Read More... Posted by Rob | 0 Comments Filed under: the book

• Wednesday, January 16, 2008 8:21 AM

  Generation Blend publication update

  I just received mechanicals of the cover for final review, and they look great! Publication is still scheduled for early March. Generation Blend is available for pre-order from Amazon and other online outlets at a pretty good discount ($19.99 instead Read More... Posted by Rob | 0 Comments Filed under: the book