Don’t mess with my powder, dude.

I am happy to announce that Jim Carroll, futurist, innovation expert, and author of What I Learned from Frogs in Texas, will be one of our keynotes at the Tenrox User Group Conference in September. Jim also wrote the foreword for my upcoming book.

Jim announced the topic of his talk on his blog: "Don’t Mess with my Powder, Dude: Managing People and Projects in The Flat World." The "powder" he refers to is a snowboarder’s powder: fresh snow. Jim discusses how the new generation in today’s workforce cares about having fun at work more than anything else — and how their new way of thinking and priorities are affecting the workplace.

I encourage everyone to read Jim’s blog and web site–in particular, his document 10 Unique Characteristics of 21st Century Skills is a must-read for all project managers–any type of manager, for that matter–who wants to survive the coming changes in "Workforce 2.0."