The Best Book for Older Professionals
Do you work with a bunch of ‘millenials’? Well, then this video is for you. This is the second video in our series of videos promoting my newest book, “US vs. THEM!”.
Jeff Havens is a speaker, author, and professional development expert who tackles leadership, generational, and professional development issues with an exceptional blend of content and entertainment. He is a contributing writer to Fast Company, Entrepreneur, BusinessWeek, The Wall Street Journal; and has been featured on CNBC and Fox Business. For more information, or to bring Jeff to your next meeting, contact Donna Buttice at Platinum Speakers Agency at 630.330.7533.
The Reason Older People Like Doing Things The Way They’ve Always Done Them
Let’s start with a quiz. It’s only two questions, so I think you’ll survive.
Go Someplace Amazing!
Welcome to summer! At least I hope it’s summer where you are. So far pretty much every day of my summer has involved a 50% chance of rain, and it’s rained 90% of the time, which means that meteorologists are really bad at math. I’ve been forced to mow my grass twice a week, which…
The 1 Thing Most People Do in Retirement That You Absolutely Shouldn’t
My mother retired just over a month ago. She’d worked with the same company for the last 24 years of her career, and she loved the work that she did. But my brothers ended up getting themselves some children (you can find anything on the Internet), and apparently watching grandbabies poop is a whole lot…
It’s “US vs. THEM!”
The first in our series of videos promoting my newest book, “US vs. THEM!” And you should watch it, even if you hate reading or are illiterate. It’s hilarious, and features children and the worst weight-loss device ever. How did those things make it into a video about my book? You’ll just have to watch…
4 Ways to Become a Better Public Speaker
Hello, my aspiring professional speakers! If you’re like most people, then you loathe the idea of doing any public speaking at all. Playing music is one thing, because you can hide behind your drum set or use your guitar as a weapon in case your unappreciative audience decides to rush the stage – but there’s…
Why Good Leaders Should Resist Change
Unleash Your Inner Tyrant TV Episode 14 If you want to be a good leader, you should resist change and here’s why.
“US Vs. THEM” is Available for Pre-Order!
Hey everyone! Just wanted to give you a heads-up that my new book, Us Vs. Them is officially available for pre-order! . If you’ve seen my keynote by the same name, then you’ll know the purpose of the book – to banish once and for all the idiotic notion that there are four generations in…
Why Aren’t More “Great” Leaders Good Leaders?
*originally published in my April newsletter I’ve been speaking about leadership for several years now. I’ve read hundreds of leadership books and articles and case studies and biographies, although I have to space them out because eventually your brain begs you to stop torturing yourself and to go do something enjoyable instead. Why? Because after…
The 2014 Word of the Year Has One Huge Mistake
Several months ago, a bunch of famous linguists and grammarians got together to pick the 2014 word of the year; however, they made a huge mistake with their conclusion. If I were them I wouldn’t quit my day job. Check out this video: