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Us vs. Them: Redefining the Multi-Generational Workplace to Inspire Your Employees to Love Your Company, Drive Innovation, and Embrace Change
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Us vs. Them: Redefining the Multi-Generational Workplace to Inspire Your Employees to Love Your Company, Drive Innovation, and Embrace Change

by Jeff Havens
June 2015
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
240 pages
6h 20m
English
Pearson
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2. The Two-Generation Model

If you’ve ever watched three people playing racquetball, you know how chaotic it is. Two-person racquetball is pretty straightforward: Person A hits the ball, then Person B, and then back and forth until someone scores. With three people, though, Person A is playing against Persons B and C—at least while serving. Then, when Person B serves, A and C team up, and later it’ll be A and B against C. As you might imagine, the games are generally longer than two-person racquetball games because it’s a little harder to score when you’re always facing two opponents. And if you were to come in during the middle of a point, it would be fairly difficult to figure out which player had served.

This leads to an interesting observation ...

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