By Flavia Vianna* New illustration created by my intern. I signal over to him with my hand. Removing the phone, which is usually glued to my ear, making extra effort for a “personal approach,” and “personal interaction” with him. He goes, “Ah….(popping chewing gum sounds)…check it out to see if this is cool.” So, I [...]
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By Julianna Antunes* Yes. I’m going to write this in the first person. I’ve got some generation X in me, a bit of Generation Z, but I am in fact part of Generation Y. X, Y, Z. Where are we (young people who have just started entering the workplace) going to find ourselves in this [...]
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By Tatiana Penteado* “There’s no point in attempting to find new paths on old maps.” This sentence says all about managing people from a different generation than your own… I’m part of Generation X, and most of the workers I manage, are women from Gen Y. Imagine what an explosive combination. This generation gap translates [...]
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By Silvana Avinami I’m over it. I can’t stand reading about one more Gen X manager who thinks that Gen Y is the worst generation of employees that has come along. And I cannot stand watching one more Baby Boomer manager roll their eyes as they complain that Gen Y is a group of spoiled, [...]
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By Margie Maddux Newman* I’ve got two weeks left to say “I’m 29,” and mean it. As the big 3-0 approaches, that’s really my only deep thought. I don’t feel like I’m getting old – mentally nor physically. I certainly don’t look old – the casual passerby is often fooled by my petite frame. Honestly, [...]
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By Cheila Esquilin “You’re young. You’re inexperienced. You’re a slacker. You’re immature. You can’t hold down a job. You can’t handle any responsibilities.” Does that sound familiar? Has anybody, lets say elderly, said those words to you before? That’s how my elders see me. But that’s far from how I see the majority of my [...]
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By Scott Asai* Today’s organization is a mixture of different generations. It’s important to understand the differences in values, communication style, work ethic, etc. It’s even more vital to apply these findings at work. Here’s some suggestions to narrow the “gap” at work: Baby Boomers Think SUCCESSION plan. Plan with the end in mind. Boomers [...]
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By Eline Kullock Today I come not with answers, but with questions. Lately, I’ve been hearing lots of people complaining about how Gen Y doesn’t have the same sense of respect other generations had. They don’t really respect their parents, their elders, or even their Professors. Past generations, knew that their parents had gone through [...]
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Por Eline Kullock I recently attended a lecture by Mario Sergio Cortella, Philosopher and Educator. Mario reveals some harsh truths in his lecture, but also empowers us to take action in regards to our relationship with the world. He makes us think about the world we want to leave behind for our children. I’ve written [...]
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By Ines Schinazi The camera hones in, catching the shy pulse of adolescence. Fluttering images, replete with beauty, cut sharply against the rough and gritty pain of characters stuck somewhere in the middle… Susan Miller (Baby Boomer) and Tina Cesa Ward (Generation X) write about Generation Y, as young actors portray parts of themselves. Clearly [...]
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