Listening and multi-tasking have been discussed and researched for years, and we still continue to observe the same behaviors from generation to generation. Simply put, why don’t we place ourselves in the speaker’s shoes? As listeners or recipients of a message, we should understand how it is to talk with someone, who from his or [...]
Archive for the ‘Generation X’ category
The Washed Generation
January 29, 2010You hear rumblings at the water cooler that XXXX is the next Golden Boy, maybe even sometimes Girl, although, quite frankly I have never heard Girl used in this expression. The Baby Boomers are getting ready to throw in the towel and retire, yet they are hanging on as long as they can, based on [...]
Why Don’t You Just Listen?!
November 19, 2009One of the article’s points was that Generation Y processes information differently. More specifically, due to the sheer volume of information readily available from multiple media, they can’t take in all the information, so they don’t.
The Future of Leadership
November 17, 2009Brandon Obert has been working for Lightspeed Research for four years as a project manager. He is currently taking on new responsibilities within the HR Department while continuing to work on project management activities. by Brandon Obert In the 20thcentury, good leaders had a good vision of where they wanted the company to go, effectively [...]
What Do Generations Think About Layoffs?
October 7, 2009More importantly, it is the perspective and approach we take moving forward that can make the difference.
What to wear?
September 21, 2009In fact, the casual Friday look has become the norm for many organizations, and ironically the Millennials see the suit as just another dress code to be used when mandated or at highly visible special occasions.
Isn’t It Time We All Get Along?
September 17, 2009Could it be that the length of the recession and the continuation of layoffs has made us realize that we better all “play nice in the sandbox.”
I’m Not Doing Your Dishes at Work!
July 31, 2009The younger gens have to learn to think and stand up for their own ideas instead of taking a back seat to the older gens if the situation calls for it.
IF YOU LEAD A HORSE….
June 26, 2009Recently, I learned a very valuable lesson from my 14 year old daughter. She is an accomplished equestrian who just began the 2009 show season about 2 weeks ago. The 2008 season was quite bleak after dealing with a horse who decided he no longer wanted to do his job and participate in the arena. As if this wasn’t enough to overcome, both horse and rider sustained injuries that shut them out of two-thirds of the 2008 show season.
