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Por Eline Kullock I ask myself if what the virtual world calls “communities” are in fact communities. Communities, at least in the way I understand them, are groups in which members help each other, protect each other, and establish limits and norms. Communities are founded around a common cause, which holds them together. Thinking of [...]

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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 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 Yesterday I gave a lecture in Porto Alegre. My lecture was part of a Management Seminar which included people such as Jose Tolovi Jr, the president of the “Great Place to Work Institute” and Carlos Faccina, the President of BSP and ex-Director of HR at Nestle. I tackled the issue of different [...]

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By Rachel Glickhouse I “met” Eline Kullock through a social networking site. She asked me to write a guest post for the blog. I found Eline to be extremely interesting, intelligent, and a hard worker (she is the President of Grupo Foco in Sao Paulo). So here I am, “guest blogging…” People like to talk [...]

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By Inês Schinazi Our writer Ines Schinazi had interviewed the Pulitzer Prizewinning reporter Michael Winerip about his new column “Generation B.” Ines: How did the idea for Generation B come about? Michael Winerip: I am of that age, so these are things that interest me. I’ve been a reporter all my life. I’ve been able [...]

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By Andy Teach It’s funny how sometimes we miss the most obvious things in the workplace. I was an executive in the entertainment industry for over 25 years. As a Baby Boomer, I managed many members of Generation Y during that time. If I had any difficulties managing a Gen Y’er, I always assumed that [...]

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Ruth Muraro Our generation lived for Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Jackson 5, and Michael Jackson. Our Brazilian idols were Leila Diniz, Elis Regina, Tom Jobim, and Chico Buarque. We listened to all thismusic. Religiously.

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The death of Michael Jackson means the death of a brilliant entertainer who also lived between three generational planes. We could perhaps call him an “X Y Boom.” Technically born into the baby boomer generation, he speaks our parents’ language and has many fans in the baby boomer age group. And yet, nearly every time [...]

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