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Edition: |
1st HarperBusiness pbk. ed. |
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Description: |
xxvii, 355 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
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General Note: |
"Traditionalists, baby boomers, generation Xers, millennials." |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: Provides hands-on methods for handling generational issues within the workplace and offers suggestions for addressing conflict issues between four separate age groups. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: 1. Generational turbulence : the widening generation gap at work -- 2. From World War II to the World Wide Web : traditionalists, baby boomers, Generation Xers, and millennials at work -- 3. The tie-dyed preppy : on the cusp between two generations -- 4. Race, religion, gender : what next : generations differences : the newest form of diversity -- 5. What do you want to be when you grow up : mapping the generations' career paths -- 6. From a gold clock to founders' stock : rewarding the generations -- 7. |
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Contents: Scoring a perfect "10" on the balance beam : what "balance" means to the generations -- 8. Sitting on a porch swing drinking Metamucil : how the generations are redefining retirement -- 9. Is fun really the "f-word"? : the dirt on "fun" at work -- 10. Finders keepers : how the rules of the recruiting game have changed -- 11. Why would anyone want to work for you : creating employee value propositions for the generations -- 12. Ready, aim, hire : putting value propositions to work -- 13. |
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Contents: Diamonds in the rough : finding new generations of employees -- 14. Here's your boss and benefits ; there's the bathroom : orientation programs and the generations -- 15. The solid oak door has become a revolving one : retaining the generations -- 16. Is not news really good news : giving and receiving feedback -- 17. The school bell is ringing more loudly than ever : training the generations -- 18. "I once diapered somebody who's now my boss's age" : when Generation X is the manager -- 19. |
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Contents: Minding your generational Ps and Qs : language, etiquette, and the generations -- 20. Connecting over the kung pao : how the generations are reinventing diversity -- 21. Are we there yet : the future of the generations at work. |
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Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/hc042/2002032890.html |