The fiasco on NBC Late Night has brought to the surface one battle going on in most businesses and corporations, and perfectly played out in this clip between Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel. Gen X'ers want Baby Boomers to leave! Retire! Go away!
In numerous interviews we've conducted here on TotalPicture Radio with experts in cross generational attitudes in the workplace, this fact keeps presenting itself, and it's only going to get worse. Gen X is over it. They've been waiting patiently, but their patience has run out. Have a listen to our podcast with Tammy Erickson on this topic.
Baby boomers remain in the workplace out of economic necessity, having watched their retirement accounts evaporate, their home value plummet, and other investments head in the same direction. Most boomers are not as fortunate as Jay Leno, to whom Jimmy Kimmel made this remark: "Jay, Conan and I have kids... all you have are cars... we have lives to lead here, you have 800 million dollars, for God sake, leave our shows alone!" The anger and hostility is palpable. Leno? He's a "good soldier." Taking one for the company. Being loyal to his network. Being... a baby boomer.
Being busy is seductive. "We're lost, but we are making good time." Yogi Berra
Chris Brogan posted this video on his blog -- created by @boxofcrayons. It got my attention since I'm interviewing Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project. How much is "fun" related to happiness?
In this TED presentation from the UK in July, 2009, career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories -- and maybe, a way forward.
David Perry and Kevin Donlin interviewed by WSJ Sarah Needleman
David is the Author of the soon to be released Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 2.0, and together they offer "The Guerrilla Job Search Home Study Course"
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn - Alvin Toffler
For many more GuerrillaJob Search marketing tiips, listen to a 30 minute TPR podcast
with David and Kevin
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