YAHOO NEWS :New Online Training Program Helps Business Leaders Recruit, Retain and Develop Generation Y Talent

Southern Pines, NC (PRWEB) December 30, 2008 — Bea Fields of Bea Fields Companies, Inc. (http://beafields.com) and Ryan Coleman of The NextForce (http://TheNextForce.com) are pleased to announce the opening of The 7 Sides of the Gen Y Square (http://The7Sides.com), an eight-week training program designed to meet the leadership and career development needs for the demographic known as Generation Y. The online course is packed with insight and promises to be the go-to training program for people looking for a glimpse into the mindset of the emerging group of business leaders from so-called Generation Y — those between ages 18 and 30.

“The 7 Sides of the Gen Y Square was created with the future of institutions and organizations at the heart of its development,” said Bea Fields, one of the facilitators of the program and President of the Bea Fields Companies. “Our mission is to profile in detail the core of Generation Y and offer very targeted tactics and strategies which will help organizations build a proficient, productive and innovative workforce for the future.”

Natural entrepreneurs with adventurous spirits, members of Generation Y are just now making an impact in business and in the culture at large. In addition, as the first group to grow up immersed in media culture, they have a distinctive way of ordering their work and personal lives. The 7 Sides of Gen Y will bring a unique, close up look at the people responsible for the cutting edge of social and business trends while addressing the questions and concerns being raised in the business community about how to best recruit, retain and lead this growing cohort of professionals.

“Generation Y is the future! Understanding both the bright and the dark sides of this Generation is needed to embrace their abilities and prepare for the future of our organizations,” said Ryan Coleman also a facilitator of The 7 Sides program. “We present a 360 degree approach to Gen Y by sharing research and stories from young professionals and corporate leaders to frame the multidimensional profile of this great Generation and focus our efforts on offering specific, actionable strategies that can help every organization prepare for the future.”

The first course is on target to open on January 13 at 1:00 p.m. and will be delivered online. For more information or to register, visit http://The7Sides.com or contact Bea Fields at (910) 692-6118.

We are pleased to announce that EDGE! A Leadership Story has been named a finalist for the National Best Books 2008 Awards in the category of Business/Motivational.

We want to extend our thanks to each and every one of you who have supported this effort and who continue to spread the word about this work.

If you have not yet read the book, we invite you to pick up a copy today at Amazon.com. The majority of people who are reading the book are telling us they are reading the book in a few hours.

MUNDELEIN, Ill. (July 17, 2008)-Chicago-based Writers of the Round Table’s new book, “EDGE! A Leadership Story,” debuted during a recent groundbreaking teleclass where the book’s author, Bea Fields, executive coach and leadership expert, again raised the bar for actively engaging leaders worldwide with “The Future of Business from the Minds of 10 Top Professionals.”

Business experts and nearly 300 people participated in the discussion about future trends in business and leadership. The class, which mirrored questions being posed to presidential candidates about the economy and leading in the current times, was created out of the huge response to “EDGE!,” a book based on Field’s life’s work as an executive coach and leadership expert.

Publisher David Cohen led an in-depth discussion about today’s immerging leaders. Participants in the virtual roundtable included Fields’ Co-Authors Corey Blake and Eva Silva Travers of Writers of the Round Table, Inc., plus business experts Michael Gerber, Michael Port, Dave Buck, Dickson-Carr, Andy Wibbels, and Kimberly George.

“This is much more than just another business book,” said Fields of “EDGE!” “Its message is a call-to-action to engage leaders everywhere to create their own authentic leadership styles if they want to survive the next few years. The fact that we had so many leadership experts in a deep discussion about the future is extraordinary. I was humbled to be among them and thrilled that these leaders want to question the future of business in a market that calls for deft and constantly evolving leadership skills. This is not a one shot deal. As leaders, we need to come together to have these discussions, and ‘EDGE!’ gives us an exciting foundation to do that.”

Newly released, “EDGE!” combines the storytelling appeal of a novel with the educational approach of business non-fiction. The process of the book’s creation (Field’s partnered with filmmaker Blake and actress/Writer Travers), the final manuscript and the precedent for change and accountability that it sets all exemplify dynamic leadership.

With rave reviews from such business experts as Michael Port (”Book Yourself Solid”) and NBC Universal Executive Sophie Mokhtari (”China Girl”), this book promises to take the industry by storm. Seasoned business veteran Michael Gerber (bestselling author of the “E-Myth” books), described the leading character like this: “She’s direct, has a sureness about her, asks questions I knew I should answer, and in the end achieves what she set out to do, with such deftness and deliberate coolness, I wondered how Corey, Bea and Eva made her up. Only after reading the book did I find out that the coach was based on author and leadership coach, Bea Field: Bravo!”

“EDGE!” is now available from Writers of the Round Table Press, Amazon, and barnesandnoble.com. For more information, visit, edge-book.com. For interviews with Bea Fields, Corey Blake, or Eva Silva Travers, or to request a copy of “EDGE!” for review, contact Sue Publicover, 207.752.4802 sue@writersoftheroundtable.com. To download a free chapter, visit http://edge-book.com/news/Edge_FreeChapter.pdf.