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Business Finesse: Soft Skills for Tangible Results--Gen Y Strategies for Developing Interpersonal Abilities
Erickson, TamaraBook Chapter HBS-7822BC-EIn the work world, you will be evaluated on process - your ability to make things happen, to get things done. Success requires interpersonal skills -- you must be able to persuade and influence others. The author offers eight tips on how to develop and use these skills. Some of them, such as thinking positively, capitalize on the strengths of Generation Y; others, like having face-to-face discussions, address common shortcomings. This chapter is...Starting at €8.20
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Find the Perfect Job: Generation Y--Shaping Your Personal Career Strategy
Erickson, TamaraBook Chapter HBS-7818BC-EWhen you select a specific job, you are committing yourself to four things: location, the company's reputation, which you will be associated with, the colleagues you will work with day-to-day, and your actual assignment. Be sure to ask the right questions and look for the right signals when you are interviewing. While it is a lot to think about, it's necessary to do so if you want to find the job that works for you. This chapter is excerpted fro...Starting at €8.20
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Taking Stock: Generation X Today--Making the Most of Your Position in the Workplace
Erickson, TamaraBook Chapter HBS-5679BC-EIf you've ever felt sandwiched between the demands of Boomers and Gen Y's in the workplace, you're not alone. Fortunately, there is hope for Generation X, and for you. Jam-packed with practical tips, this chapter delves into what it means to be a Generation X'er and how you can use your generation's unique attributes to your advantage. You will learn how you can use an economic recession to your benefit, how you should adjust your goals and miles...Starting at €8.20
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The NeXt-Generation Leader: Why You're What We Need Now...and How--Generation X at the Helm
Erickson, TamaraBook Chapter HBS-5682BC-EWe face a world with finite limits, no easy answers, and the sobering realization that we are encountering significant, intractable problems on multiple fronts. Why is this good news? Because your unique attributes as a member of Generation X give you a strong advantage in remaking organizations to reflect twenty-first century realities. The most difficult elements of your past may well be those that provide you with the strongest capabilities to...Starting at €8.20
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Identify Your Preferences: Generation Y--Shaping Your Personal Career Strategy
Erickson, TamaraBook Chapter HBS-7815BC-EThere is a clear link between understanding what you love and identifying tangible elements of the work environment that would be best for you. What is the deciding factor in your job search? In this chapter, the author describes six archetypes of work-related passions and preferred relationships. She also includes an exercise to help you determine which of the six rates highest for you. This chapter is excerpted from "Plugged In: The Generation...Starting at €8.20
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Business Basics: Communication and the Language of Business: Skills that Gen Y's Need to Succeed at Work
Erickson, TamaraBook Chapter HBS-7821BC-EAlthough Gen Y's are the best-educated generation yet, there are two skills that are essential to success that you may not have mastered. You must be able to communicate well in writing, using a style that is suitable to business. And you need to understand and comfortably speak the language of finance. Use the tips in this chapter to sharpen those skills and ease your transition into the work world. This chapter is excerpted from "Plugged In: T...Starting at €8.20
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Making a Multigenerational Workforce Work For You: Tips for Generation Y
Erickson, TamaraBook Chapter HBS-7820BC-EIn the workplace, you will encounter people of other generations - Traditionalists, Boomers, and Generation X's. They will likely be acting in a manner that you cannot relate to since they've been shaped by their experiences just as you have been by yours. In this chapter, the author presents comprehensive profiles of each generation so that you can better understand them, and learn how to bridge any gap you may find. This chapter is excerpted f...Starting at €8.20
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Introduction: New Career Opportunities for the Boomer Generation
Erickson, TamaraBook Chapter HBS-5100BC-ELeadership and People ManagementThe Boomer generation will be the first to enjoy a significant period of healthy, active non-childrearing adult life, and demographic shifts in the talent pool present mid-career workers with an important opportunity to rethink their relationship to work. This chapter offers Boomers the chance to step back and take a fresh look at life and career, and to consider the opportunities afforded them by the new world of work. This chapter is excerpted...Starting at €8.20
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Branching Out: Alternative Workplaces and Portfolio Careers--Generation X Goes Its Own Way
Erickson, TamaraBook Chapter HBS-5681BC-EMore than any other contemporary generation, Generation X'ers are attracted to work that offers alternative arrangements and a portfolio of options. Working independently, founding entrepreneurial ventures, joining small firms, and juggling multiple jobs simultaneously are hallmarks of Generation X. Many of you feel crowded in corporate careers, concerned about a Boomer ceiling that will forever cap your upside potential. If you are drawn to bein...Starting at €8.20
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What Are They Thinking: The Other Four Generations--What Generation X'ers Should Know About their Colleagues
Erickson, TamaraBook Chapter HBS-5673BC-EUnderstanding why people from other generations behave the way they do will give you, as a member of Generation X, an advantage as you work with them - whether they be your bosses, colleagues, clients, partners, or customers. This chapter is about "them" - the other generations who share your workplace and your lives: the Traditionalists, Boomers, Generation Y, and the up-and-coming Re-Generation. In the workplace, confusion and frustration often...Starting at €8.20