Managing Generation X: How to Bring Out the Best in Young Talent (Revised Edition)
This is an update of Tulgan's 1995 guide to the new workforce, which he compiled when he left a Wall Street law firm to start his own consulting firm. Relying on interviews with 100 Gen X workers, he attempted to debunk stereotypes about these latest entrants into the job market. Tulgan, himself a member of Generation X, found that these employees are not "slackers" but, rather, are flexible, technologically savvy, and self-confident. He disputes misconceptions that they have short attention spans, are disloyal, and are unwilling to defer gratification. He then recommends management strategies that will optimize their skills and traits. Over the last five years, Tulgan has interviewed thousands more Xers, and he has fine-tuned his original observations. In 1995, he had Xers growing up watching images of themselves onThe Brady BunchandMork and Mindy. Now he identifiesAlly McBealas their cultural influence. But the biggest change, as Tulgan notes, is that many in this age group are now in positions of management themselves or that they may even run companies of their own.David RouseCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved