"My Generation" by The Who..Ahead of Their Time?

"My Generation" by The Who

People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Just because we get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I hope I die before I get old (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

This is my generation, This is my generation, baby

Was "The Who" ahead of their time with this song from 1965?

The difference between the generations, especially as it pertains to views about work, is undeniable. And it is not going away.

Today's workforce comprises distinct generations; each with its own shared history, common biases and core beliefs. This generational divide has created a multitude of issues for employees, managers and supervisors to face. Learning what makes each generation tick, and taking the time to consider communication approaches, will advance relationships and help teams during good times and through stressful situations.

Cam Marston, a leading multi-generations expert, with his thoughts on the next generation, The Millenials. Business leaders throughout the nation thought they had their work cut out for them when Generation X landed on the scene. A prevailing mindset was "If we can survive this ‐ if we can just somehow turn them into us ‐ we can get back to business as usual." Recruiting and retaining this generation began as a battle of wills and ended in willful resignation."

Xers had a different perspective on the world ‐ more cynical, more antagonistic ‐ and they weren't interested in being shaped into a mold they saw as disingenuous. They told their leaders "I'll blaze my own trail, thank you very much." And for the most part, they did. Though their approach to work and life is different, and they have a tendency to change jobs more frequently, they are generally committed to doing a job well when there. It looks different, but it is getting done and business leaders are learning to trust that that's okay.

Whew. That's over. Back to life, back to reality, right? Not so fast.

Here come the Millennials...read full generations article
Are you addressing generations in the workplace, communication, working styles and more? Peruse our complete list of training resources that can help..

Lawyers Believe Recession Could See A Spike In Sexual Harassment Claims

Sexual Harassment on the rise? What more do beleaguered employees and employers need?


In Human Resources Magazine, Sian Ryan, an associate in the employment group at Turner Freeman Lawyers, states there can be an increase in genuine sexual harassment, with perpetrators motivated by fear. Meanwhile, some victims of sexual harassment may simply be afraid to speak up out of concern for their job in the current climate, and not wanting to "rock the boat".

Joydeep Hor, managing partner of Harmers Workplace Lawyers, added that it was likely that in a high pressure environment there will also be a spike in legitimate claims of non-sexual forms of harassment, due to managers being required to performance-manage more rigorously than they otherwise would. "That performance management can easily be interpreted as bullying and harassment by employees," he said.

Read the complete article.

Sexual harassment is more than a legal issue. It is fundamentally a behavioral problem. How do you take on the behavioral challenge? Arm your employees and managers with the information they need to prevent sexual harassment and the tools that will help them to respond when incidents occur. Need training tools to keep it on the down side? See www.trainerstoolchest.com

Susan Boyle's "Surprise" Performance - Or Is Lookism Still Alive and Well?

Susan Boyle recently shocked the audience of Britain's Got Talent with her moving vocal

selection from Les Miserables. What was so shocking? Was it that she could sing and do it so well? Or was it that all us, the local and the national audience, never expected that beautiful voice to come out of the plain package presented before us? Watch Susan Boyle's moving performance.

Lookism and its real world impact has been a subject of study involving impressions, costs and lost and gained opportunities. Watch John Stossel tackle this subject head on in this compelling undercover camera segment called The Ugly Truth.

Brown Eyes, Blue Eyes Exercise in Discimination Still Packs A Punch

Jane Elliott's brown eyes, blue eyes exercise is discrimination still packs a punch after all these years.

I recently came across this post in the Los Angeles Times written by a journalist who first saw Jane Elliott's exercise in discrimination as a 16-year old Korean adoptee of white parents, Jane's exercise had a transformative and lasting effect on her life.

"An Iowa teacher's 1960s classroom experiment on race changed my life. Now here I was, knocking on her door..." http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-blueeyes26-2009mar26,0,4792181.story

And Ms. Elliott has refocused her mission to include recent events such as the election of the first black president. How does that fit into her message?

If you're not familiar with her original classroom exercise or subsequent adult exercise, see www.trainerstoolchest.com"An I"An Iowa teacher's 1960s classroom experiment on race changed my life. Now here I was, knocking on her door..."owa teacher's 1960s classroom experiment on race changed my life. Now here I was, knocking on her door..."