Generations at Work, Claire Raines
Generations at Work, Claire Raines
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Generations at Work
Managing the Clash of Boomers, Gen Xers, and Gen Yers in the Workplace

Author: Claire Raines, Bob Filipczak, Ron Zemke

Narrator: Joe Geoffrey

Unabridged: 9 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 02/04/2013


Synopsis

Annoyed with your workmates and flustered with your staff? Don’t understand how they think, act, and communicate—especially the twentysomethings who ask questions all the time and want confirmation that they’re doing great?

All these difficult people may be nothing more than diverse demographics. Friction among Traditionalists, Boomers, Xers, and Millennials has spiked, as four distinct generations are tossed side by side, cubicle by cubicle—and nobody speaks the same language.

Generations at Work offers a refreshing way to root out the causes of workplace clashes and bridge the generational gaps. Now updated to include the Millennial newcomers to the workplace, the book serves as both a sweeping overview of generational differences and a solutions-based managerial guide to molding each group into loyal employees who work effectively with everyone, from tech-savvy, high-needs young people to conformist, hardworking seniors.

Packed with original research and eye-opening insights, you’ll find explanations of what makes each generation tick, key phrases and tactics for motivating each, best practices from companies with generations-friendly cultures, in-depth interviews highlighting problems and solutions, a field guide for mentoring Millennials—and many more valuable tools for turning today’s multigenerational workforce into an organizational asset.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrea on May 04, 2014

As a Millennial, I am disgusted by the recent, numerous articles decrying us as lazy and self-centered... probably written by Boomers. This book takes a more balanced and realistic viewpoint. They present (I think fairly) the strengths and weaknesses of each generational group, and how to make them......more

Goodreads review by Nahed on August 29, 2021

Interesting topic to read about 🧐 "We made friends and enemies online, we prepared cribs for tests online, we planned parties and studying sessions online, we fell in love and broke up online. The Web to us is not a technology which we had to learn and which we managed to get a grip of. The Web is a......more

Goodreads review by Tress on March 14, 2017

Well done and really nailed the fine details of how I understand myself and some of my colleagues. Worth the time.......more

Goodreads review by Brandon on November 25, 2015

Starts out slow and, at times, a little boring as they define and describe each of the generations. However, I found it to be useful with the way they structured the book. It serves the reader well leading into the other parts of the book where the definitions are applied to interviews, case studies......more

Goodreads review by Austin on October 19, 2013

Liked this book a lot! I mostly liked how the authors set up the book and how they give advice on how to help bridge the gaps between the generations and what motivates them in the workplace and how to manage them as employees.......more