One interesting article in the 'Economic Times' today is about the generation gap and the nuances in a work place. This appealed to me because youngsters have increased in number and simultaneously,we have the older generation participating in several activities quite actively in fact. (This article is by Omkar Sapre of the ET Bureau). If one looked at the demographics of the world, other than Asia, the world is actually greying. It's a grey new world!
Well. The veterans are seen tightening their belts and acquiring some new skills about the Internet. I have an old friend and writer who now writes in his blog and does all the technical things by himself. But the key to a real team work lies in perhaps the kind of reciprocity which is yet to seep in all kinds of spheres of economic activity.
The demographic divisions of generations is quite interesting as well. There are the traditionalists born after 1950, the Baby boomers born after 1960, Gen-xers (post 1970) and the Millennials (post 1980).
I have found that projections and presentations along side technical advancements are the hallmark of the youngsters while the elders believe in being steady. Contrary to popular opinions, the youngsters will do well to observe the senior citizens when they communicate. There is a lot to be learnt-why and how to complete the sentence and wait for a response before one leaves the conversation, and if there is a case for a back reference, find out means to buy time and present the worthiness of doing so...
Above all, the presence of elderly statesmen implies an air of thorough going most conspicuous by its absence today in several organizations. If you are into business, there is always a point in sharing an experience. It's almost sharing a business...
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