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Motivating Children Of Wealthy Families To Work

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Affluent parents struggle to maintain a balance between helping their children financially and teaching them how to become self-sufficient.

  • While parents mean well by providing financial help, they may be hampering their child’s productivity and preventing them from learning the value of work.
  • Affluent or not, parents are concerned how to raise productive children. Setting financial limits and sticking to them can help ensure that their children don’t depend on what they see as an endless supply of money.
  • Banks like Gibraltar and J.P. Morgan have begun to offer classes and seminars focusing on understanding and managing finances and preparing for the future.

Best Quote

“You have to help a kid understand what it means out there. You can’t expect kids to go out in the world and be self-sufficient if they don’t know what a utility bill is.” – Joline Godfrey, Chief Executive of Independent Means

Ron Mitchell On Figuring Out Your Career

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Ron Mitchell is CEO and Co-Founder of CareerCore, a company that supports career development for individuals and organizations by hooking them up with helpful technology and advising services. After earning his MBA at Harvard and spending years in the financial industry, he began to focus on the need to prepare people (especially young people) for making the right career choices. Part of this is his website GottaMentor, where mentors and coaches provide real-world advice on a variety of career issues. Here’s some advice from Ron about preparing for your own career:

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Caio Fonseca On Painting, Collecting, And Going Your Own Way

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Caio Fonseca is a painter and a New Yorker. For years he’s been traveling the world, learning and perfecting his art – you can see the results in the Metropolitan Museum, The Brooklyn Museum, MoMA, The Whitney, and the Smithsonian (to name a few). Caio was kind enough to make a TILEcast with us one afternoon. We think you’ll like it:

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The Educated, Unemployed Generation

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

It’s normal to be unemployed right after college, but being young and unemployed for a long time is bad for everyone.

  • Young people are being disproportionately affected by the recession because they’re missing out on entry-level employment opportunities, even when they’re highly qualified. Employers lose, too: young employees bring freshness and ambition to the job.
  • Being unemployed in one’s youth can lead to lower lifetime earnings due to missed opportunities, experiences, and sometimes a stigma. On a large scale, this will adversely affect tomorrow’s retirees, who will depend on this generation’s earnings to fund their Social Security benefits.
  • Some call for government action in the form of a more flexible minimum wage (employers that must pay the increased minimum wage are increasing their education and experience requirements commensurately), or increased training and apprenticeship programs. But the budget deficit makes these options unlikely.

Facts & Figures

  • The unemployment rate for 16- to 24-year-olds is more than 18% in the U.S., 39% in Spain, 24% in France, and 19% in Britain.
  • 46% percent of 16- to 24-year-old Americans were employed in September 2009.
  • A study showed that 15 years out of school, workers began their careers in a recession earned 2.5% less than workers who began in a better economic climate.

Best Quote

“Every morning I wake up thinking today’s going to be the day I get a job. I’ve not had a job for months, and it’s getting really frustrating.” – Dan Schmitz, recent college graduate

Joel Hollander: Behind the Mic

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

joel-hollander.png Joel Hollander has worked behind the scenes in the radio business throughout his whole career. He has successfully led and turned around several media companies, served as President & CEO of both CBS Radio (formerly Infinity Broadcasting) and Westwood One Inc., and is one of the major players in creating the future of radio. He’s currently working on a new project – 264 Echo Place Partners, a strategic advising firm. Joel took a moment to tell us about what it took to get where he is, and what tomorrow’s radio looks (er, sounds) like.

TILE: How did you end up where you are today?
Joel: A lot of hard work along the way. Always taking calculated risks at the right moment to move up the ladder. I’ve found that being a good listener, aggressive, punctual, and making decisions swiftly are good traits of a leader.

TILE: How does what you do affect the world at large?
Joel: Music, sports, entertainment, and technology are great vehicles to help people to relax and get away from their everyday routines.

TILE: What is the future of radio?
Joel: Radio has been around for decades and has been an incredibly successful industry. As in most American industries, technology has changed radio. It has morphed into an audio business in other forms: Internet radio, iPods, Blackberries, HD radio, etc. Radio now exists in many different forms, though there are still 235 million people in the U.S. that listen to traditional radio every week.

TILE: What’s the best advice you would give to your teenage self?
Joel: Be aggressive. Get as many internships as you can while in school – it will only help when you graduate. Start working at an early age to cultivate the work ethic you will need down the road!

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Climate Change An Increasingly Popular Career Path For College Students

Friday, September 25th, 2009

This translation explores the changing landscape of the economy and different ways young people are getting involved with issues that matter.

  • Concern about climate change is inspiring unprecedented numbers of undergrads to study science and engineering, which is timely as there will soon be a shortage of engineers in this country.
  • The White House’s multi-billion dollar push to support “clean energy” will foster a new sector of  “green jobs.”
  • Helping solve large-scale societal problems is a major draw for young people.

Facts & Figures

  • Enrollment in graduate engineering programs dropped more than 5% from 2003 to 2005.
  • The rate at which American workers with science and engineering skills retire is expected to triple over the next decade.

Best Quote

“The most critical challenge over the long-term is people and brainpower.” – Karen Harbert, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy

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Pros Help Nonprofits Kick It Up A Notch…

Monday, June 15th, 2009
Lawyers and business professionals are taking their big business breeding to the nonprofit world.
  • A growing number of lawyers and business professionals is flocking to the nonprofit world. Some made the move because they lost their jobs, while others are craving a career change.
  • Usually college students and recent grads seek out these nonprofit jobs, eager to work but also to learn. This new surge of professionals, armed with their experience and expertise, is extremely valuable to nonprofits.
  • Nonprofits are now prioritizing applicants with business and legal backgrounds, making them more competitive than ever.

Facts & Figures

  • Peace Corps applications are up 16% from last year, with a 50% increase among applicants over 50 years old.
  • Teach for America applications are up 42% this year, with an 80% increase among working professional applicants (rather than college students).

Best Quote

“Business-savvy volunteers are particularly good at helping nonprofits do more with less. These people are setting up credit unions, writing grants, managing resoures – it’s called indirect service.” – Sandy Scott, Director of Public Affairs at AmeriCorps

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