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I was having lunch in a Mexican restaurant that my son worked at, crunching tortilla chips with guacamole, when I overheard part of a conversation my then-17-year-old son was having with a co-worker, and asked him about it later. Although articulated in the colorful fashion of his generation, he was telling the “new guy†at the restaurant that gossip about other co-workers would not be tolerated. Hence, the “Dude, that ain’t right!â€
As much as I’ve tried to teach him to be articulate and use correct English at all times, I was very proud of his comment.
Whatever culture people come from, there are striking similarities in our sense of right and wrong. There is a remarkable amount of similarity even between the Boomer generation which currently dominates business and Generation X and Y; who are infiltrating the corporate word and management levels as we speak.
Studies by Bruce Tulgan (Managing Generation X), Douglas Coupland (Generations X), and Australian company HCM Global Pty. Ltd., show the Generation X manger is typically mature beyond their years, very adaptable and flexible, and team oriented. They have high expectations of employees and don’t buy into power structures, rather they prefer the project-based approach to work. Generation X managers need positive validation for their work or they will not hesitate to quit their jobs. They hate being micro-managed and want independence in their work, which may explain why so many of this generation have turned to entrepreneurship.
Generation X managers’ assets are their adaptability, technological literacy, independence and creativity. Generation X leaders thrive on change, are fair, competent and straightforward — sometimes brutally honest — are results oriented, and see leadership as nothing magical. However, these managers do have liabilities, including impatience (particularly with authority), occasional cynicism and poor people skills. Messages that motivate Generation X managers emphasize independence, reward for merit not years, minimizing rules and bureaucracy, and informality and common sense.
Although their manners may lack some of the polish that us older folks would like, and they express things in ways that sometimes rub us the wrong way, I do have to say that their sense of ethics and etiquette is, as they say, “awesome.â€
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Great article and I agree that the younger generation can think and work independently with great skills. I also agree that the way they talk is a little different than their elders and my improve with time. Thank you for writing this article, I really do appreciate it.
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