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Can Gen X Lead?
This was taken from a Linkedin question and I thought it a good discussion between Gen X & Y. There is a Gen Z (did not know) as well.
Overall, this debate has turned up each time a new generation has come into the workforce.
They possess only a hazy sense of their own identity but a monumental preoccupation with all the problems the preceding generation will leave for them to fix . . .This is the twenty-something generation, those 48 million young Americans ages 18 through 29 who fall between the famous baby boomers and the boomlet of children the baby boomers are producing. Since today's young adults were born during a period when the U.S. birthrate decreased to half the level of its postwar peak, in the wake of the great baby boom, they are sometimes called the baby busters. By whatever name, so far they are an unsung generation, hardly recognized as a social force or even noticed much at all...By and large, the 18-to-29 group scornfully rejects the habits and values of the baby boomers, viewing that group as self-centered, fickle and impractical. While the baby boomers had a placid childhood in the 1950s, which helped inspire them to start their revolution, today's twenty-something generation grew up in a time of drugs, divorce and economic strain. . .They feel influenced and changed by the social problems they see as their inheritance: racial strife, homelessness, AIDS, fractured families and federal deficits.[8]
What's your take?
Overall, this debate has turned up each time a new generation has come into the workforce.
They possess only a hazy sense of their own identity but a monumental preoccupation with all the problems the preceding generation will leave for them to fix . . .This is the twenty-something generation, those 48 million young Americans ages 18 through 29 who fall between the famous baby boomers and the boomlet of children the baby boomers are producing. Since today's young adults were born during a period when the U.S. birthrate decreased to half the level of its postwar peak, in the wake of the great baby boom, they are sometimes called the baby busters. By whatever name, so far they are an unsung generation, hardly recognized as a social force or even noticed much at all...By and large, the 18-to-29 group scornfully rejects the habits and values of the baby boomers, viewing that group as self-centered, fickle and impractical. While the baby boomers had a placid childhood in the 1950s, which helped inspire them to start their revolution, today's twenty-something generation grew up in a time of drugs, divorce and economic strain. . .They feel influenced and changed by the social problems they see as their inheritance: racial strife, homelessness, AIDS, fractured families and federal deficits.[8]
What's your take?
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Permalink Reply by diane on -
Okay, first of all, I was pretty sure that Gen X is about 26-42 (because I'm one of them). Sure, there aren't as many of us, but as Baby Boomers retire in droves, Corporate America will need lots of leadership to take up the slack. I think it's a great opportunity for us to finally shine!
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Permalink Reply by Adam R. Cox on -
I have my page too. I linked a few people from FOHBOH. I am hoping to get connected to Kevin Bacon! If anyone wants to link to me, go ahead!
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Permalink Reply by Adam R. Cox on
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You are correct about Linkedin. It was an interesting question that stirred up a few things that I was thinking about. Linkedin has it's place, and it's mainly a good place to find connections & find employment. Other than that, your correct.
Hopefully I can translate this into actual words on a page on how I view training and being a Gen X. I always thought of my self very special due to when I was born. 4-9-68 Born on the day MLK was buried.
I am also from the generation that knows what the value of a handshake means. That was drilled into me from my father and grandfathers. My grandfather told me pointedly what it meant. -
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Permalink Reply by Judy "the foodie" Asman on -
This article doesn't really seem to speak to Gen X specifically.
Without spending too much time talking about what Gen Xers faced when first entering the workforce (remember, we dealt with the Bush I recession, first Gulf War and yes we were the generation who went through puberty being educated about the AIDS scare—for what it's worth). And at the risk of sounding like a martyr, we were the ones who dealt with over-education while stepping into low-paid, lower-tiered positions, with little influence to dispute this.
It is my humble opinion (no hard data here) that Generation X has produced a quality set of leaders, merely because we've had to maneuver through a slacker reputation, all the while working our way to the top of our game.
While Gen Xers experienced the demise of Web 1.0, my perception is it was the 20-somethings of the time (1990s) who put their necks out, and blazed the trails of stock options and numerous, hideous iterations of first-time Web sites.
If my generational pride is showing (and possibly a chip revealing itself), it's not without reason or strong consideration. Even from a cultural perspective, there were musical artists, film directors and writers who blazed the trails and continue to influence younger generations—their songs, their movies and Internet content—today. -
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Permalink Reply by Chris Reed on -
Judy, I truly believe you're onto something with a chip revealing itself. I do think it's an optimistic chip though. In fact, I wrote a blog that reveals my own chip...I might post it on FohBoh in the very near future. We didn't ask for the label we were given in the 90's but we wore it anyway and now, for me, I wear it as a badge of honor. I consider myself lucky to be part of this self-aware group. Gen X has become a brand by itself.
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