Bridging the Generation Gap

By Linda Gravett and Robin Throckmorton

Book Overview

Miscommunication -Employee conflict -Work ethic debates -Loyalty issues -Varying wants and needs -If you are a manager, human resources professional, or business owner, you are faced with these types of issues every day. But why? Because currently, there are five generations in the workplace: Radio Babies (born during 1930-1945); Baby Boomers (1946-1964); Generation X (1965-1976); Generation Y (1977-1991); even some Millennials (1991 and later). Each of them has a different perspective, based on their upbringing and daily lives. The key to making encounters between the generations successful is learning to understand the point of view of each generation and respect their differences.The individuals and organizations that do this will be the ones to succeed. This book will show you how.

Authors Gravett and Throckmorton take a dynamic approach to the situation by writing in two distinct voices--as a Baby Boomer and a Gen-Xer--using a "point-counterpoint" approach to identify differences and similarities across generations.They share hands-on experiences, real-life cases, recommended solutions, and ground-breaking research on how members of any generation can better relate to minimize conflict, miscommunication, and wasted energy. You will learn what each generation thinks of the others and how each wishes the others viewed it.Bridging the Generation Gap is filled with strategies and solutions you can implement immediately to help build your own bridge between the generations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156414898X
• ISBN13: 9781564148988
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Career Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Bridging the Generation Gap in Management and in Everyday Life

The book shows once again that the real opportunities and difficulties in management and in everyday life are directly linked to understanding human behaviour and culture. This is a good book for managers who deal with different generations in their workspace, with the differences and similarities the generations have. Real-life cases and recommended solutions can come in handy.

Don't Manage Without This

Bridging the Generation Gap: How to Get Radio Babies, Boomers, Gen Xers, And Gen Yers to Work Together And Achieve More is an excellent resource for managers who work with every generation in their workplace. It's a good reminder of the differences and similarities the generations have and how the workplace can be more enjoyable once the generations are understood. Academic admission offices should pay attention to Chapter Nine which describes the generation that will be entering college in the next few years. The number of typos throughout the book were disappointing. Is that a generational thing?