Bruce Tulgan is internationally recognized as the leading expert on young people in the workplace. He is an advisor to business leaders all over the world, the author or coauthor of sixteen different books and numerous management training programs, and a sought-after keynote speaker and seminar leader. Bruce's new book, NOT EVERYONE GETS A TROPHY: HOW TO MANAGE GENERATION Y(Jossey-Bass) will be released on March 9.

Since 1995, Bruce has addressed tens of thousands of leaders and managers in hundreds of organizations ranging from JP Morgan to JC Penney. He has been called "the new Tom Peters" by many who have seen him speak, and was named by Management Today as one of the few contemporary figures to stand out as a "management guru."

Bruce's newest book is ,em>It's Okay To Be The Boss (HarperCollins, 2007). He is also the author of Winning The Talent Wars (W.W. Norton, 2001), which has received acclaim from Fortune 500 CEOs and business journalists, and Managing Generation X (W.W. Norton, 2000; first published in 1995), the classic study of Generation X in the workplace. Many of Bruce's works have been published around the world in foreign editions.

Bruce's writing has appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers, including the Harvard Business Review, BusinessWeek, HR Magazine, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and USA Today. As well, his work has been the subject of thousands of news stories around the world.

Before founding RainmakerThinking in 1993, Bruce practiced law at the Wall Street firm of Carter, Ledyard & Milburn. He graduated with high honors from Amherst College, received his law degree from the New York University School of Law, and is still a member of the Bar in Massachusetts and New York. Bruce continues his lifelong study of Okinawan Uechi Ryu Karate Do and holds a fourth degree black belt. He lives in New Haven, CT with his wife Debby Applegate.

• BACK TO BASICS MANAGEMENT
  It's Okay to Be the Boss: The Step by Step Guide to Becoming the Manager Your Employees Need
• ADVANCED BACK TO BASICS MANAGEMENT
  It's Okay to Be the Boss, the Next Steps: Focus on the More Difficult Cases
• BACK TO BASICS SELF MANAGEMENT
  Help Your Boss Manage You: The Step by Step Guide to Being the Employee Your Managers Need
• LEVERAGING GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES
  Managing the Generation Mix: Focus on All Four Generations
• BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN YOUNG TALENT
  Not Everyone Gets a Trophy: How to Manage Generation Y
• LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
  New Leaders: Developing the Next Generation
• HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
  Winning the Talent Wars: Staffing Strategy, Recruiting, Rewarding, and Retaining

Toastmasters International annually presents their most prestigious honor, the Golden Gavel, to a single person who represents excellence in the fields of communication and leadership. In January 2009, Bruce was honored to accept the award. Read more here