Millennials are accused of killing everything from cereal to chain restaurants to big box home improvement stores. True, the desires and expectations of this generation may be forcing some industries
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Sorry Millennials, your 30s suck
Before I turned 40 in 2013, I thought I might really struggle with it. I know myself to be somewhat vain, and getting older was something that my younger self
Continue reading »Cereal Killers
A New York Times article from 2016 about declining sales of cold breakfast cereal cited a statistic that 40% of Millennials did not eat cereal for breakfast because it was
Continue reading »Did you hear? You might be a Millennial.
Earlier this month, the Pew Research Center ruled that if you were born between 1981 and 1996 you are considered to be a Millennial. This is different from what the
Continue reading »Two for one: Matching Millennial Workers with GenX Mentors
An earlier post on TheGenXManager.com mentioned mentoring as a way to further engage Generation X employees. For organizations looking to cultivate a leadership mindset in mid-level GenX managers—and pass on
Continue reading »Three things Boomers can teach GenX and Millennials at work
Decades ago, there were dire warnings about the crisis that would be caused by Baby Boomers retiring en masse. The crisis was averted, thanks in no small part to another
Continue reading »More Millennial Misunderstandings
Raise your hand if you’re sick of hearing about Millennials. Scrutinizing this generation, from their tech habits, work style and buying power to their social attitudes and politics has become
Continue reading »GenX Management In Action: Giving Feedback
Giving feedback can be one of the most daunting parts of any supervisor’s job. It’s also the most important. Good leaders know that it’s their responsibility to get the very
Continue reading »Generation X Women and the rise of the She-ro
I was born in 1973, at the tail end of feminism’s Second Wave. As a young girl, I was raised to believe that men and women were equal, and that
Continue reading »Next man up: Generation Z will save the world but probably kill television.
If you are tired of society’s obsession with Millennials (no more so than Millennials themselves, I assure you), then Generation Z is here to rescue you. Born between 1996 and
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