Generations at Work: Managing the Clash of Veterans, Boomers, Xers, Nexters in Your Workplace

by Ron Zemke, Claire Raines, Bob Filipczak

Veterans...Baby Boomers...GenXers ...Nexters. Mix them all together, and what do you get? Sometimes disaster Here are fresh insights and practical solutions for easing the inevitable conflicts of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814404804
• ISBN13: 9780814404805
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Amacom
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 17 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

A must read for any manager!

I've also had the opportunity to hear co-author Claire Raines speak on the topic of generational interaction in the workplace. If you have that good fortune, I suggest you go as well. Her grasp on how each genre of people fit (or don't) in the workplace is excellent and this knowledge has helped me in many management situations.

Avoiding Perception Pitfalls

Are GenXers to be viewed as disloyal or entrepreneurial? This book is great in explaining that both perceptions could be considered correct. Compared to their elders, where company loyalty was rewarded with job security, the younger generations have seen lay-offs loom at the slightest downtick of the company stock. In response they've developed the attitude of "no job is forever", and coupled with the frenetic pace of technical innovation in which they've steeped themselves, they're off to the races. The authors of "Generations at Work" do a masterful job of explaining the motivations of the different generations and how management can best utilize these dynamics to the benefit of all. Not only to the bottom line, but to the workplace harmonics and standard of living as well. Written with a healthy dose of humor, it's one of those books that's hard to put down, unlike many similar works on the topic that should only be used as a cure for insomnia.

Generations in Health Care

Managing the many different types of people in health care is very challenging! I already knew about the difficulties that dealing with many different disciplines and cultures presented, but this book gave me a new way to look at the different cultures of age! This book was written in a very easy to read format, with lots of information on the personalities, attitudes, and work habits of the different generations. The practical tips in this book were very helpful to my own managerial practice. Even though this book used business examples, I found it very applicable to the health care setting. Often, problems that are found in business are multiplied in health care because we deal with people who are sick, injured, or at the end of life.I highly recommend this book to anyone who has to work with people who spring from different generations.

Road Map for the New Millenium Manager

The authors have captured the essence and spirit of each generation found in the workplace with humor and practical help for the manager and employee alike!! In my own work area the book has become a great conversation starter for all of ages!! It offers insight into motivation, team work, and development!! The short cut boxes in each chapter are Great!!!

Practical magic for anyone working with multiple generations

In "Generations at Work," Zemke, Raines, and Filipczak not only deliver a valuable compilation of facts about the attitudes, habits and reactions of current generations, they offer excellent suggestions for tactics to employ when interacting with "those other guys." If you need to expand your comfort zone for working with mixed generations, of if you have to train your employees or teammates to do so, this book is your best resource. It's an operator's manual for working with others in the 21st century enterprises.