Geeks

Generational Gaps Aren’t Just for Baby Boomers and Millennials

I’m amazed each  August when the Beloit College Mindset List is released. And this year’s list for the Class of 2015 is no exception.   Originally intended to remind…

Podcast: Managing a Multi-Generation Workforce

How can business owners and managers meet the challenges of managing and working in a multi-generational workforce…

Why do we call the last generation “Y”?

A blogger in Salisbury (MD) posted a cartoon commenting on one of the 4 major clashpoints between generations – appearance. You can view it at: http://sbynews.blogspot.com/2009…

The immortalists – The Boston Globe

In my new book (Geeks, Geezers, and Googlization – September 2009 release), I devoted a chapter to Gen X Hits Gray Ceiling. (I previously wrote an article under the…

The day I took my mother to work and….

My 85 year-old mother is visiting with us this week. I invited her to come to "work" with me yesterday.  Not only was she thrilled…

Generation Gaps: What a difference 50 years makes

The concept of a “generation” is attributed to social scientist Karl Mannheim (1920s). A generation is a group of people who are programmed by events they share in history while…

Geeks, Geezers and Googlization

Please help us. I launched a survey this week to find out which age groups and generational cohorts are using different forms of technology and social media – from…