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If your workplace feels like a battle zone and colleagues sometimes act like adversaries, you ore not alone. Today four generations glare at one another across the conference table, and the potential for conflict and confusion has never been greater. Traditionalist employees with their “heads down, onward and upward” attitude live out a work ethic shaped during the Great Depression. Eighty million Baby Boomers vacillate between their overwhelming… More >>
When Generations Collide: Who They Are. Why They Clash. How to Solve the Generational Puzzle at Work
The authors have a great way of explaining the sometimes pain of working with different generations. Humorous and yet valuable stories illustrate how the generations differ, why each has a tremendous contribution to make and, most importantly, how to maximize the potential / productivity of each group. Most encouraging are the Millenials — our youngest group — who just may save the world. Hats off to Lynne Lancaster and David Stillman for bringing this topic to life. It’s the best business book I’ve read in years.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book belongs in every office, university, high school and home for a clearer understanding of the generations. It is an easy book to read, and reference…best of all entertaining and fun for a business book. Very educational on a professional and personal level. I highly recommend it.
Beth Miller
Golf Instructor
Rating: 5 / 5
When a friend recommended this book, I was skeptical. After all, I do freelance work and am not concerned with most workplace issues. However, I found it to be a real page-turner. It is well-written, informative, and amusing. When Generations Collide contains insights that are helpful in all aspects of life from relating to older family members to hiring the right child care provider. You would be doing yourself a disservice by not reading this book.
Rating: 5 / 5
“When Generations Collide” is going to become required reading at my firm. David and Lynne’s contribution to understanding human differences ultimately will be as important to improving communication and collaboration as the Myers-Briggs research. It is absolutely amazing how generational differences get in the way of people being able to get along and understand each other. This book provides a lasting advantage to its readers.
Rating: 5 / 5
Lynne Lancaster and David Stillman have done us a tremendous service in researching and documenting the characteristics, styles and needs of the generations. This is a fascinating, funny book that clearly describes each generation, including stories and examples that leave us all smiling and nodding our heads in recognition at ourselves, or those we work and live with. In the workplace, just understanding how each generation needs to receive feedback makes this book worthwhile. Too often, those of us who manage employees or consult to organizations find ourselves wondering why someone was not motivated or delighted with our carefully thought out and delivered feedback! Their advice is specific, targeted and illustrative. Understanding why the generations approach the issue of life balance differently was a special eye-opener as well. The implications for retention and development are powerful, and a must to consider for anyone looking at workforce planning or even career planning for their children.
Rating: 5 / 5