The M-Factor by Lynne C. Lancaster, David Stillman (part 2) One of the most common generalizations about the Millennials (aka Gen Y, Generation Next, Echo Boomers) is that they have a heightened sense of entitlement. When I was teaching at Emerson College, one of my most frequent conversations with fellow faculty members was our experience [...]
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In which I try to keep my self-righteousness in check.
Posted in Business on November 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The M-Factor by Lynne C. Lancaster, David Stillman (part 1)
Posted in Business on November 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In which I try to keep my burgeoning grumpy old person in check. I am not a person who is constantly aware of her age. While demographically, I fit into what marketers and sociologists have coined Generation X, I tend to live outside of that moniker. Gen X for me brings up visions of Winona [...]
Present shock?
Posted in Business on October 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
One of the first books I read in undergrad was Future Shock by Alvin Toffler. He was futurologist in the 1970s who predicted that we would eventually be weighed down and inattentive due to a concept called Information Overload. He argued that we will suffer from an inability to cope with this Future Shock, that [...]
