Generation X

Podcast|Confessions from a Recovering Millennial Basher

I have a confession to make. I’m a recovering millennial basher. For several years I hopped on the stereotype bandwagon and spewed rhetoric about the narcissistic, digitally obsessed…

Baby Boomers Still Got Game; Where Does That Leave Gen X, Gen Y?

Boomers still “got some game” in their life and work and, unfortunately for Gen X and Gen Y who were poised to take the field, they have hit what I…

Hovering Helicopter Parents Land in Workplace

Helicopter parents are back in the news.  Worse, they’re back in the workplace (or maybe they never really went away but since no one was hiring, their hovering didn…

One-Third of HR Pros and Managers Say Young Workers Lack Professionalism

Professionalism in young workers has decreased according to one third of human resources professionals and management. That’s according to a new survey from the Center for Professional Excellence at…

2012: The Beginning of the End of Retirement

A recent NPR broadcast about “The Future of Retirement” confirmed that even thought leaders from our most respected institutions are seeing an economic future through rose-colored glasses. 2012 will…

TV-Sitcoms-Give-Glimpse-of-Generation-Differences

We tend to remember the good old days with selective memory. We pick and choose what we want to remember…and forget.  That clouds our memories and subsequently skews…

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…

62% of Employee Caregivers Distracted; Presenteeism on the Rise

Caregivers often face difficult, stress-inducing decisions about how to allocate time, money, and resources. often it results in presenteeism…

Royal Wedding Plans Reflect Gen X Values

Generation X and Y are often questioning the lure and promise of a management position. For them, it’s just not worth the hassle…

Should Employers Care That Gen Y Can’t Write?

The demise of cursive writing has given rise to a generational conflict between older workers and Generation Y. For many it’s just one more sign how unprepared the next…