Decades of Differences: Making It Work

Book description

The changes going on in today's workplace – including diverse generations, shifting demographics and evolving technology – are forever changing work and leadership as we know it. Now, with Decades of Differences: Making It Work, leaders have the concrete tools they need to become razor sharp, extremely adaptable and fully prepared to effectively lead and manage both the changes and the change-makers.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedikation
  5. Contents
  6. About the Authors
  7. Foreword
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction
  10. Section I: Who are they and what do they think about each other?
    1. Chapter 1: Current Leaders in Charge
    2. Chapter 2: Being Led and Managed by a Boomer Boss
    3. Chapter 3: Leading and Managing Boomers
    4. Chapter 4: Changing of the Guard—Boomers to Gen Xers
      1. Who They Are
      2. Redeeming Qualities
      3. How Did They Become Who They Are?
    5. Chapter 5: Being Led and Managed by a Gen Xer
    6. Chapter 6: Leading and Managing Gen X
    7. Chapter 7: The Warfare Begins—Gen Y Enters the Parade
      1. Who are they?
      2. We Made Them that Way
    8. Chapter 8: Being Led and Managed by Gen Y
      1. So what can you expect from your Gen Y boss?
    9. Chapter 9: Leading and Managing Gen Y
      1. Technology
      2. Their Need for Feedback
      3. Making Their Voice Heard
      4. Learning and Development
    10. Chapter 10: What does it all mean?
  11. Section II: What can companies do?
    1. Chapter 11: Evaluation on Impact
    2. Chapter 12: Recruiting
      1. Recruit Immigrant Talent
      2. Recruit Global Talent
      3. Tap Diversity Pools
      4. Recruit Women Leaders
      5. Recruit People Over 55
      6. Recruit Gen Y
    3. Chapter 13: Staffing and Selection
    4. Chapter 14: Assessment
      1. Selection
      2. Prepromotion
      3. Learning and Development Programs
    5. Chapter 15: Learning and Development
      1. Determining Critical Skills and Capabilities
      2. Transferring the Knowledge
      3. Accelerate Leadership Development
    6. Chapter 16: Succession Planning
    7. Chapter 17: Performance Management
    8. Chapter 18: Building on Strengths
      1. Gen Y
      2. Gen X
      3. Boomers
  12. Conclusion
  13. Resources
    1. General

Product information

  • Title: Decades of Differences: Making It Work
  • Author(s):
  • Release date: January 2010
  • Publisher(s): HRD Press
  • ISBN: 9781599962139