BusinessWeek gets high marks for its special report on Trouble at the Office. Aside from HR and operations effectiveness group heads, recruiters and staffing companies should take note of lessons learned about generational tension and the work/life balance.
The incredible insight garnered on Gen X and Y are detailed meticulously throughout the special report. And, it’s directly from surveys and in-depth interviews from the proverbial horse’s mouth, so to speak. Gen Xers are unhappy at work, so what can recruiters do to help? Just read What’s Eating Gen X.
Any staffing firm working with long-term temp assignments or any recruiter dealing with “I’m an actor, but still need to pay the bills” candidates should read Tips from a Bitter Temp, an enlightening and hilarious look at how to survive a bureaucracy.
And any firm looking to grow, should look at Ram Charan’s thoughts on getting around roadblocks to build business in his Stop Whining and Start Thinking article. Mr. Charan outlines five simple steps on how to help cut through the red tape: “Spring Cleaning”, Streamline, Coach or Remove Indecisive Managers, Make Information Transparent and (last, but most importantly) Celebrate Success.
And there are a multitude of articles about the generational differences, wants, needs and how to communicate to each group. Starting with A Boomer’s Guide to Communicating with Gen X and Y to Don’t Treat Them Like Baby boomers to how Unilever is trying to painfully bridge the tech divide in Go Ahead, Use Facebook.
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