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Generations at work, managing the clash of veterans, boomers, xers, and nexters in your workplace, Ron Zemke, Claire Raines, Bob Filipczak

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Generations at work, managing the clash of veterans, boomers, xers, and nexters in your workplace, Ron Zemke, Claire Raines, Bob Filipczak

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-269) and index

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illustrations

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index present

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non fiction

Main title

Generations at work

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bibliography

Oclc number

41601201

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Ron Zemke, Claire Raines, Bob Filipczak

Sub title

managing the clash of veterans, boomers, xers, and nexters in your workplace

Summary

Written by a team of distinguished cross-generational authors, this groundbreaking book supplies fresh, provocative insights & practical solutions for understanding differences, resolving conflicts & managing effectively in today's age-diverse workplace. For anyone struggling to manage people who just don't see work (or life) the same way, this book helps you understand the gulf that separates the generations & offers practical guidelines for building a harmonious workforce where people rally together for the organization, not against each otherIncludes information on Baby Boomers, case studies, communication skills, ACORN imperatives, Ben & Jerryʼs Homemade, Inc., Chevys Fresh Mex, Lucent Technologies, TGI Fridayʼs, West Group, family values, future issues, generation gaps, Generation X, leadership style, management, recruiting, seminal events, teamwork, technology issues, television, training, Veterans, work ethic, workplace, etc

Table Of Contents

Dynamics of the multigenerational workplace. Old farts and upstarts: crisis in the cross-generational workplace -- The veterans: what will the Colonel do now -- work? retire? consult? -- The baby boomers: Peter Pan grays at the temple -- The gen Xers: absence and malice -- The nexters: chilling out and cheering up -- Case studies in generational peace. Where mixed generations work well together -- Advice-o-plenty. The plight of Charlie Roth: a cross-generational workforce case study -- Making the cross-generational workplace work: twenty-one often-asked questions -- and some very practical answers -- Afterword. Predicting the cross-generational future -- Appendix A. Inventory: How cross-generationally friendly is your work group, department, business, or organization? -- Appendix B. Web resources across the generations

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