CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
X-plore Generations
BEWARE AND BE AWARE
Ponder this: How does understanding generations help you manage individuals?
Beware of stereotyping—but be aware of differences.
Imagine this dialogue between a manager (you) and the authors (us):
You: Why would you write a chapter that divides or labels people?
Us: Good question. The last thing we want to do is divide people. We do know that it is often helpful to understand differences to better serve or manage them.
You: Don’t define me by my generation. I was born after 2000 and I have an extensive Elvis collection.
Us: We get it. We often want the same things because we’re all human. Yet there are differences—cultural, generational, gender, and more. We suggest you embrace and ...
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