A generation lasts roughly twenty years. This corresponds to a rough measurement of "life stages" as well (0-19 is youth, 20 to 39 is early adult, 40 to 59 is midlife adult, and 60 to 79 is elder). Not all authors and re ...
I participated in a Twitter chat about generations this week, and I will say that I was pleased with the level of the conversation. There wasn't a lot of hype or "kids these days" statements thrown around, and while peop ...
Every 20 years or so, we get all flustered as a new generation enters the workforce. A few years ago (and continuing today) that was the Millennials, and back in the late 80s and early 90s it was Generation X. When that ...
In a recent Switch and Shift blog post, I made the point that communication from the top needs to increase dramatically in this day and age. In fact, it's less about communicating specific messages from the top, and more ...
In fact, they haven't in a long, long time. This may come as a shock to many, and some of you may forward me links to cool infographics or other blog posts that dispute my claim, so let me explain. I'm talking abou ...
I haven't done a Friday Quote in a while, and today I'm drawing from an ebook that I wrote (gasp) six years ago, on Generational Diversity. I've been thinking a lot about generations lately. I'm wondering if it's time to ...
Please read this poem, and when you're done I have some questions for you. Choices As I grew up I started to learn When I was older I learned to imagine I imagined a hero But with it a demon The demon destroyed ...
Below are my slides from my recent keynote on generations (click here if you can't see the embedded slides). Check it out. ...
This is not a rhetorical question--I am openly wondering about this topic these days. I'm reading Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It, by Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson, advocates for the "Results Only Work Environment." Th ...
I watched this TED talk yesterday, given by John McWorter, who is a linguist. The talk (only 13 minutes, definitely worth it) explains why the younger generation, with their penchant for text messaging, is NOT proof that ...
