I am feeling generous and have decided to give away my ebook on Generational Diversity in the Workplace for free, at least for a limited time. I wrote the book in 2007. It's about 60 pages and it covers the basics of generational differences and then talks about how to apply this knowledge (getting past [...]
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I was in Germany this week (my first trip ever to that country) to do a presentation on Generations to a group of people who offer counseling services to U.S. military personnel and their families. Like nearly everyone who asks me to speak on generations, they were particularly focused on the younger generation, and in [...]
Continue ReadingMaggie McGary went off on a bit of a rant about Generation Y/Millennials on her (spectacular) blog the other day. She watched Penelope Trunk speak about the younger generation and then read a guest post on Trunk's blog by a 23-year-old who had quit a job after just two weeks, partially because she was able [...]
Continue Reading(Lessons 1 and 2 are posted here and here) This was arguably the hardest one to pick 80s music for for me, but that doesn't make it any less important. Those who know me know that I think generations are important, but there were a few points that I particularly wanted to highlight around the [...]
Continue ReadingSeveral weeks ago, Eric Lanke, who is the Executive Director of the National Fluid Power Association, reached out to me with an idea to start a dialogue. Like me, Eric is a Generation X leader who has noticed that most of the conversation about generations seems to be looking "down" the ladder: what do we [...]
Continue ReadingIn my last post I told a story that talked about the younger generation and asking questions. I put out there the possibility that at least some members of the younger generation might think that asking questions in a group setting was "rude" and they preferred to ask questions directly. I thought the comments to [...]
Continue ReadingThe February 2008 HBR also had their annual list of "breakthrough ideas." John Seely Brown and Douglas Thomas wrote about the "Gamer Disposition." Although they don’t mention it, this has been cited as a generational issue. Authors have suggested that since younger generations grow up playing video games, it has impacted their approach in the [...]
Continue ReadingSuzanne Kart of the Generation Xpert blog put up a GREAT video (nine minutes long) of Jeff Gordinier talking about Generation X. Gordinier has written a book with a super title: X Saves The World: How Generation X Got the Shaft But Can Still Keep Everything from Sucking. He talks about being the "sandwich" generation [...]
Continue ReadingI listened to a virtual seminar last week that ASAE & The Center put on about engaging members and staff of younger generations. Since I have a book on the topic, I was interested to hear how this author, Michael Muetzel, tackled the subject. I am pleased to report that at least this guy is [...]
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Jamie is a Vice President at MSP where he leads the consulting division. 
