Management
Walk through the tightly packed, hierarchically flattened corridors of America’s businesses, and what do you hear? Not the sounds of harmony. Instead, you’ll probably hear the grumbles of irritation as people with wholly different ways of working, talking, and thinking have been tossed together side by side, cubicle by cubicle. It’s the teeth-gritting sound of generations in collision.Charlie, for example, is 61 and desperate for some clear, straight forward guidance from his 43-year old boss, Mary, who in turn, is using her trademark heartfelt, buzzword-laden management style in an attempt to radically alter Charlie’s work processes. Jane, meanwhile, the 29-year old technical wizard of the team, sits sullenly in her cubicle, unimpressed with either of them, nor they with her. None of them understands the other. None of them knows how to communicate with the other. And it’s causing headaches and havoc for managers trying to mold this hodgepodge of ages, faces, values, and views into a productive, collaborative group. The Veterans 1922-1943 (52 million people). Those prior to World War II and those whose earliest memories and influences are associated with that world-
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Approximate Word count = 2063
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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