We are featuring, for the next five months, one MCDA member from each of the 5 generations in the workplace – Traditonalists, Baby Boomers, Gen Ten, Millenials, and Gen Z

This month I interviewed Babe Boomer, Stan Rosen, possessor of Career Lifestyles

Stan Rosen

Talking with Stan Rosen leaves i feeling upbeat and enthusiastic â€" no matter the weather or the day!  I happened to interview Stan on a cool, rainy Apr twenty-four hour period, when sunshine and blue sky would have been more than welcome.  No problem! I constitute that Stan brings bluish sky and sunshine with his zest for life, and his lifelong passion to assistance others make a divergence in their lives!

Stan attributes his passion to family values, and to a quote from the famous motivational speaker, Zig Ziglarwho said: “You will get everything you ever wanted out of life if you help plenty other people go what they want”.

When he commencement heard these words, Stan shared them with his dad, a man who defended his life to operating Greater Lake Country Food Banking concern in Minneapolis.  His dad responded, “What do you recall I’thousand trying to teach you?”  Stan’s dad, similar many who operated family-owned businesses, hoped that his son would follow in his path.

Nevertheless, Stan’s passion differed from his dad’southward â€" rather than provide food for others, Stan wanted to assistance people get jobs â€" to buy food!

Today, he operates his own career consulting/coaching business, and continues to apply the philosophy of Zig Ziglar every bit a guide.

Career Path

Like about career paths, Stan began every bit a immature human being seeking a job to earn an income.  He started out in the musical instrument business where training, marketing and sales provided him the almost enjoyment.  Withal something was missing.  He enrolled in college and majored in education and marketing, fields in which he after launched his lifetime career.

After higher, Stan got a job with North St. Paul High Schoolhouse, and for 30 years, taught Sales and Marketing to both high school and college students, working days and evenings to fulfill his passion.  During this fourth dimension, Stan developed and taught the beginning required Careers Class for graduating high school students.  He too taught consulting and training courses to pocket-sized business and non-profits working evenings, summers and weekends.

Stan gave up his pedagogy career 10 years ago, when a psychologist he met at a political party, offered him an opportunity to work part-time in his office to provide career counseling services for his clients.  He saw a demand that Stan could fill, and after four years, Stan’s business grew to a new, full-time career.

Stan is also an active volunteer with associations including MN DECA, a high schoolhouse business club with over 5000 members in Minnesota, the Association for Talent Development (ATD), the National Career Evolution Association (NCDA), and Minnesota Career Development Association (MCDA); this is simply a glimpse into where Stan offers his fourth dimension and talent.

Strengths

Stan’s ability to successfully help others, is attributed to his innate strengths as a adept listener, ability to evaluate needs, to run into the large picture show, to assistance people develop, and near importantly to implement a plan of activeness! And I would add, his genuine enthusiasm for the well being of others!.

What attracted Stan to MCDA?

When he began his Career Counseling business, Stan saw a way to learn more about the field of Career Development and to interact with peers.  He attended Summertime meetings of a MCDA Special Interest Group, and afterward a few years, he was encouraged to bring together. He has since been an active participant in MCDA events and committees, including serving on the Board of Trustees.

What, from Stan’s perspective, would attract more than members to MCDA?

Stan would like to encounter wider marketing of our great clan.  1 suggestion he highly recommends is to market our events to High School Career and Applied science teachers.  He sees this as an opportunity to give them and their students the benefit from MCDA’due south first-class professional development and for MCDA to add a segment of exciting professionals to our clan.

In closing, I asked Stan what he sees as the upside of five generations in the workplace:  “I acquire so much, and find it energizing!”.

Look for Stan at our next event â€" he volition be at that place, and be prepared to be energized!

Donna Bennett

President, MCDA 2019-2020