Age Diversity Expert – Robert Wendover

Short version of bio:

Robert W. Wendover has been researching and writing about workforce trends for more than 20 years. He currently serves as Managing Director of the Center for Generational Studies. The author of nine books, he is a regular contributor to electronic and print media across the U.S. He serves as a Special Advisor to the American Productivity and Quality Council (APQC) and served on the management faculty of the University of Phoenix for more than ten years. For six years, he wrote a monthly column for the retailers called In-Store Insights and another for Realty Times targeted at Realtors. Over the past two decades, he has presented more than 1000 speeches for corporations, associations, education and government agencies.

Long version of bio:

Robert W. Wendover has been researching and writing about workforce trends for more than 20 years. He currently serves as Managing Director of the Center for Generational Studies.

Mr. Wendover has authored the Center’s training curriculum, Generations: Understanding Age Diversity in Today’s Workplace. His nine books include Crossing the Generational Divide: Essential Skills for Managing the Modern Workforce, On Cloud Nine: Weathering the Challenge of Many Generations in the Workplace, High Performance Hiring, High Performance Recruiting, Two Minute Motivation: How to Inspire Superior Performance and  Handpicked: Finding and Hiring the Best Employees. His first book, Smart Hiring, originally published in 1988, has been released in its sixth edition. 

Mr. Wendover serves as the editorial director of the Center’s monthly newsletter, GenTrends, and has written or contributed to more than 200 articles for a wide variety of publications.  Mr. Wendover is a regular guest on radio & TV across the U.S. His credits include CNN, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal’s National Business Employment Weekly, Supervisory Management, Human Resources Professional, Women’s Wear Daily, Entrepreneur and Money magazine.  In addition, he has written monthly columns for both retailers and Realtors.

Mr. Wendover has served as a special advisor to the American Productivity and Quality Council (APQC). Mr. Wendover's education includes degrees in psychology, education and industrial arts.  He served on the management faculty of the University of Phoenix for more than ten years.  He has earned the designation of Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) from the National Speakers Association. Along with being past president of both the Colorado Speakers Association and the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development, he is a two-time past chair of the National Meetings Industry Council.

His clients include IBM, KPMG, Discover Card Services, Shell Oil, International Dairy Queen, Kaiser Permanente, CITGO, Chevron USA, the Food Marketing Institute, Searle Pharmaceuticals, Super 8 Motels, Ace Hardware, Major League Baseball, the Professional Golfers Association and a host of other household names, government agencies and educational institutions.

How Bob can help the media:

If you are looking for generational success stories, Bob can share sources and contact information.

If you need articles, columns, tip sheets, or other short items, Bob can meet even the toughest deadlines without fail.

Bob can provide more than 50 generationally-related articles you can reprint--and adjust the word count to meet your needs to save you time editing. See the Center’s article page for a partial list.

Bob writes freelance articles for a variety of publications and has built a reputation for suggesting hard-hitting topics, writing clean and compelling copy, and respecting deadlines.

Bob can provide a list of other experts and contact information on the topic of age diversity and generational differences.

Bob can provide expert commentary, background and story ideas on the topic of age diversity, generational differences, emerging leadership trends and succession planning.

Call 303-807-3096 or email wendover@gentrends.com

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