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ArchivesThe Londonderry High School Band and Color Guard Are Off to ChinaBy Mark Bevis on Tuesday, June 17, 2008.At about 2:30 this afternoon the first of three busses full of Londonderry students is scheduled to leave the high school. Destination: Beijing. The Londonderry High School Band and Color Guard have been invited to play during a Pre-Olympic event called the Beijing Cultural Youth Festival. Pollyann Winslow is the mother of one of those students and an organizer. She tells NHPR's Mark Bevis that 253 students plus dozens of chaperones and parents will be on those busses headed for the adventure of a lifetime. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Lawmakers Approve $30 Million in New CutsBy Dan Gorenstein on Tuesday, June 17, 2008.Lawmakers approved Governor John Lynch’s proposal to cut the state budget by an additional $30 million dollars. The governor says he expects the state to finish 2008 in the black, but anticipates the budget will fall $120 million short in 2009. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports. listen:
  New North Country Industry: Adventure RacingBy Chris Jensen on Tuesday, June 17, 2008.Officials from the North Country are looking for more ways to increase tourism. But the White Mountains have already attracted one new group of tourists, adventure racers. While they seem to be looking for shots of adrenaline, local businesses are hoping they will give the economy a little rush. NHPR correspondent Chris Jensen has the story. listen:
Tuesday, June 17thToday on Word of Mouth, we take a look at our changing workplace. New graduates are entering the workforce while baby boomers are retiring later. This puts several generations under the same corporate roof. We'll find out what the generation gap means and how employers can handle it. Plus, some self-employed workers are leaving their home offices behind to rent desks in public co-working spaces, and kids in some states are being pushed to choose a career path before they're old enough to drive. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Our Changing WorkplaceBy Virginia Prescott on Tuesday, June 17, 2008.
First, we talk about merging generations in the workforce. We have 78 million baby boomers, but only about 47 million Gen X'ers. To tell us why this is an issue for employers, Dr. David DeLong, author of Lost Knowledge: Confronting the Threat of an Aging Workforce, joins the show. He’s also a management consultant and researcher at MIT's AgeLab. A Microsoft survey of more than 38,000 people worldwide found that workers, by their own admission, average only three productive days per week. We discuss some dos and don'ts for managers who are hoping to keep their age-assorted work forces productive, and happy. And we find out if Michael Scott, the bumbling boss on TV's The Office, is doing anything right. We speak with Dr. Ben Dattner, a workplace consultant and industrial and organizational psychologist. We also hear a commentary from writer, musician, and stay-at-home dad Matthew Broyles. According to a May 2006 U.S. census report, there are 159,000 stay-at-home dads - up from 98,000 in 2003. A group out of Wakefield, MA, the North of Boston Dads playgroup, has created a new social networking site to bring at-home dads together. (Photo by John / Star5112) listen:
Choosing Careers EarlyBy Virginia Prescott on Tuesday, June 17, 2008.Last week I asked a friend’s 12-year-old daughter about her summer plans. There’s a language class trip to Spain, circus camp, a few science club outings, volunteering for an NGO, soccer team, softball practice and thinking about college prep exams. "College prep? You’re twelve!" I said.
Alison Lobron is contributor to the Boston Globe magazine. Her article "Hurry Up, Grow Up," looked at the new schools in depth, and she joins Word of Mouth about this trend of "professionalizing adolescence," and what happened to the care-free days of adolescence when one thought everything would be possible. (Photo by Irish Typepad) listen:
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The 1999 movie Office Space captured everything Gen X'ers hated about work – cubical farms, corporate blandness, uptight bosses pretending not to be uptight. And while the film still resonates for many, watching it today makes it feel dated. There's a new wave of employees joining the workforce, bringing different values, skills, styles, and technologies with them. That influx puts three, and sometimes four, generations all under the same office park roof. On today's show, we’ll talk about the changing dynamics of the workplace.
Apparently even tweens are sweating about the competitive college market, and honing in on what they wan to do when they grow up. A number of high schools are responding to the collective anxiety. Seven states now require public high school students to choose a career path, some when they are still freshmen, to secure their place on the path to college. That means setting career goals while many are still wearing braces and pimple cream. 