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AI for People Who Just Want It to Work
New book. Available now on Amazon.

Reading Retiring the Generation Gap helped me
understand my coworkers and
my children. If you start you'll be
hooked - and helped.

— Ray E. Johnson, director of organization development
- global human resources, SC Johnson

The state-of-the-art guide to managing
and working with Millennials.

— Adam Grant, Wharton Professor of Management
and New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take and Originals

Helps leaders of different generations
understand each other. Should be
required reading for leaders who coach
multigenerational teams!

— Marshall Goldsmith, 1
New York Times bestselling author of
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, MOJO, and Triggers

Over the next 10 years, organizations big and small
may succeed or fail based on how they embrace
Millennials. This book provides valuable insights
and tools to understand this generation and how
we can unlock their unique value.

— Scott Pitasky, Executive Vice President and
Chief Partner Resource Officer, Starbucks

About

AI for People Who Just Want It to Work

This book is for beginners and for people who’ve tried ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Copilot, and weren’t sure what to do next. Everything in this book can be used the same day you read it, with the tools you already have, and the work already on your desk. No theory, no jargon, and cartoons throughout.

Recently Published…

TED – WorkLife Podcast with Adam Grant

The Biggest Challenges for a Hybrid Workplace – and How to Overcome Them | The Wall Street Journal

Figuring Out Social Capital is Critical for the Future of Hybrid Work | MIT Sloan Management Review

When Employees Say They Are ‘Underpaid,’ Bosses Often Misunderstand | The Wall Street Journal

What Does ‘Respect’ Mean at Work? It Depends Who You Ask | The Wall Street Journal

Why Remote Workers Require a New Definition of Productivity | The Wall Street Journal

The Neuropsychology of Working While on Vacation – and How to Overcome It | The Wall Street Journal

Stop Wasting Your Employees’ Time | strategy+business

Why A Boss’s Appreciation Is So Crucial | The Wall Street Journal

The Key Marital Lesson Women Millennials Have Learned from Gen X | The Wall Street Journal|

The Future of Work, Travel, Retirement and More | The Wall Street Journal

The One Key Thing Parents Should Know About Children and Technology | The Wall Street Journal

How Single Millennials Will Change the Workplace | The Wall Street Journal

Jennifer J. Deal in the News

The Zeigarnik Effect Is Why You’re Addicted to Work – Even on the Weekend Read the article
Here’s What Starbucks Gets Right About Appealing to Millennials Read the article
The thing Americans still don’t want to talk about might be holding women back Read the article
Device Management and the New Overtime Rule Read the article
Millennials are about to be upstaged by ‘the founders’ Read the article
Many of us have this in common with Kanye West Read the article
Limiting workplace email Read the article
Have phone, will work Read the article

About Jennifer J. Deal

Jennifer Deal is a senior research scientist at the Center for Effective Organizations in the Marshall Business School at the University of Southern California, and a contributor to The Wall Street Journal’s “Experts” panel on leadership. Her work focuses on global leadership and generational differences, and has been featured in such media outlets as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Guardian, strategy+business, Forbes, South China Morning Post, Globe and Mail, and Training Development Magazine.