My silence over the past ten days is because of a very significant personal transition I've made. Over the next week I intend to explain my transition, and point to the implications of this transition in a recessional economy. Surprisingly, there is some unique, even fascinating research about the implications of my transition.
I've gone from being the owner of a home for more than thirty-five years--in a Midwestern neighborhood--to becoming an apartment renter. My initial response was "so what?" But current research has a lot to say about that "so what?" and points to a similar change needed in our culture for people to succeed in their careers. That's not the understanding or the objective I grew up with, but there it is. Stay tuned for an explanation that applies even more to Gen-Yers.