As many of you know, I've spent much of the last year talking with members of Generation X — those of you born roughly in the 1960s and '70s. The book I've written based on those conversations (What's Next, Gen X? Keeping Up, Moving Ahead, and Getting the Career You Want — safely in the hands of the publisher and due out in December) includes many of your voices — including quotes from your responses to posts on this site. Through this research, I developed a deep admiration for the generational traits evident among most X'ers, particularly in the context of our current challenges.
Future leaders in all spheres will have to contend with a world with finite limits, no easy answers, and the sobering realization that we are facing significant, seemingly intractable problems on multiple fronts. Perhaps the biggest change from the past: leaders will have to listen and respond to diverse points of view. There will be no dominant voice.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Holy shit!
Mark this day down in Gen X history. A boomer actually thinks we're not a bunch of park-bench sleeping layabouts.
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LOL! I kind of thought that'd be your reaction. I loved this. I stumbled, tweeted and facebooked the article. Onward, Gen X.
Be careful though, they'd backstab us in an instant. You can turn your back on a person, but never turn your back on a boomer.
That's rich, coming from you, sir. Aren't you the one trying to load all the boomers on a forklift and dump them off the pier?? They should be careful not to turn their back on you! (I know I'm afraid of you -- not!!)
Ha, ha -- my letters to type in are manzest -- hmmm, could say a lot about the zest of man!!!
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