Rebecca Ryan

Biography

Rebecca Ryan is one of Next Generation Consulting's 2EO's, with responsibilities for Sales, Marketing and Positioning. Many of you probably first learned about NGC when you saw Rebecca riffing onstage about the trends and realities of a next generation workforce. The U.S. Association named Rebecca Entrepreneur of the Year for Small Business and Entrepreneurship and Communicator of the Year by Women in Communication. Her new book Live First Work Second hits the streets in October 2007. Rebecca's passion is teaching today's leaders how to engage tomorrow's.

Titles

BRAIN DRAIN: WHY CITIES ARE LOSING TALENT AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT What You'll Learn: Are you exporting your youngest, brightest minds to other cities? You're not alone: in the 1990's, ninety percent of America's largest cities LOST young talent. Smaller cities and rural areas suffered most. What are the causes of "brain drain" and how can your community reposition itself to attract young talent? Rebecca Ryan, author of the groundbreaking report, "Hot Jobs - Cool Communities," and Live First, Work Second (available Spring, 2006) takes you inside the minds of the next generation to evaluate your community through their lens. What will participants learn in this session? - Why "brain drain" happens in your community; - How YOUR community scores in the seven indexes young professionals use to evaluate "cool communities;" - How some communities are taking a "no holds barred" approach to poaching your talent; - How your community can design a clear, authentic strategy to attract and retain talent. NEXT GENERATION COMPANIES: WHAT HARLEY DAVIDSON, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES AND GOOGLE DO TO ENGAGE YOUNG TALENT What You'll Learn: "People first, profits follow." Do you believe it? Most companies don't. NGC's research of 120 companies in the U.S. and Europe shows that bottom line performance is DIRECTLY tied to how well companies engage their employees in six key drivers. What does that mean? It means that companies like Harley Davidson, Southwest Airlines and Google use surprising techniques to consistently outperform their competitors...NOT by treating their employees like an expense to be minimized, but as an investment to be maximized. In return, they get breakthrough bottom line performance and fiercely loyal employees. What will participants learn from this keynote? - Why the majority of American workplaces are failing to engage talent, increase productivity, and improve retention; - Whether their organization is Leading, Advanced, Average or Failing in the six drivers of employee engagement; - How to design a simple, clear employee engagement plan that is in direct alignment with their organization's goals. MTV MEETS MOZART: ENGAGING NEXT GENERATION ARTS AUDIENCES AND PATRONS What You'll Learn: Is the average age of your audiences inching up? Why do Gen X'ers attend your arts events? Why DON'T they, and what are smart organizations doing to engage them? Rebecca Ryan covers these questions and many more, including how to find and develop younger board members, volunteers and advocates. Drawing on research with over 6,500 young professionals, Rebecca Ryan takes aim at some of arts' sacred cows and outfits participants with fresh insight on how to engage and keep the illusive Generation X.