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Engaging Millennials & Xers

The cover of Chicago’s Red Eye this morning shows a bright and shiny cartoon smile, over a bright and shiny  yellow background. The headline reads, “Gen Happy: Despite life’s biggest stresses, Millennials are carefree and worry-free—and, for some reason, full of smiles.”
Uh-huh.
Ready? I’m calling BS. It’s not that I doubt the results—I’m sure the calls [...]

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Chris Ferdinandi recently wrote about why you shouldn’t care about a multigenerational workforce. And technically, he’s right.
Yet, there is clearly a problem, and it certainly seems generational in nature. Just within the last week, I have heard about:

A Gen Y job seeker who became angry at his brother’s girlfriend because she wouldn’t give him the [...]

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Don’t be afraid to use your power; manage by career phase, not age; listen.

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Abstract: 16 rules for giving feedback. (updated from 6/08)

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Speak Plain

February 28, 2009

Management advice is, by and large, garbage. We wouldn’t heed it for two seconds in our personal life. Too many useless words.

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Abstract: Whereas older professionals built broad networks over years from a few key contacts, Next Gen workers start with broad networks and will spend years filtering them for a few key gems.

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