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08/2010 A Broad Audience Seeking Answers
My recent business trip to San Francisco was even more fun and energizing than I expected. Always a pleasure to visit the vibrant and lovely Bay Area, I was there to deliver two programs, one of which, at the American Bar Association Annual Meeting, would have won the prize for longest title if there was one (no iPad awarded). It was titled (no bit.ly applied): “Get Real: How the Younger Generations Will - or Will Not - Change the Look and Feel of the Legal Workplace.
07/2010 Is Professionalism Lost or Changing?
Last month I wrote about whether Gen Y/Millennials lack empathy as a series of studies from the Pew Center have indicated. Another, more frequently heard criticism is that they are short on what has been considered “professionalism,” another significant attribute for succeeding in business and particularly in a professional service organization and role.
06/2010 Do Gen Yers/Millennials Lack Empathy?
Recently I was asked by a reporter to comment on some research studies concluding that Gen Y/Millennials ( people approximately 31 and younger now) are much less empathetic to others than the generations coming before them. The studies were done with college students since 1979, and the big change showed up after 2000.
05/2010 Is Gen X Facing a Mid-Life Crisis or Getting Ready to Lead?
A.O. Scott, currently movie critic for the New York Times, wrote a column in the Times Week in Review (May 9. 2010) titled. “Gen X Has a Midlife Crisis.” He used film references such as “The Big Chill” for Baby Boomers and the recent “Hot Tub Time Machine” and “Greenberg” for Gen X (his generation). He also references “The Ask,” a novel relating to Gen Xers as fodder for his view.
04/2010 Tips for Working with a Younger Boss
With the Boomers generally in no hurry to leave the workforce for both personal and economic reasons, and the younger generations positioning for greater responsibility, the occurrence of older workers reporting to younger ones is proliferating and will continue for some time. That could bring tensions as reporting relationships deviate from the usual order... but it doesn't have to.
03/2010 Multi-Generational Networking
Here is a question I was asked, as the generational guru, to respond to on the listserve of a 600 member networking organization I belong to. Since the response to my answer (below) generated much positive discussion, I decided to share it with you. It’s basic networking that people often shy away from.
02/2010 Tech, Generations and Connectedness
The technology use gap among the generations is closing rapidly. There may be no better example that hits home than Michael Winerup’s “Generation B” (for Boomer) column in the New York Times (January 17, 2010), “On Vacation and Looking for Wi-Fi.”