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Q&A: Tammy’s Presentation Cited in Forbes: The Challenge of the Changing Workforce

Tammy:

Thanks for your work.

Kenneth G. Brill at Forbes recently wrote the following in an article:

I have found Tamara Erickson’s Challenge of the Changing Workforce very interesting, especially as it relates to projected skill shortages in the workforce and generational differences between traditionalists, boomers, Gen-X and Gen-Y. According to Erickson, “Ys desire big important tasks ... but they don’t necessarily want your job!” They are “happy to do the task, but not the time,” and “they are not the slightest bit deterred by what older workers might perceive as a lack of experience or even limited qualifications for the task at hand.”

I tried to find the cited work and have not. Where can I find the article or book? Amazon did not have the title.

Thanks,

Bill Doran

Hi Bill,

The research that I’ve done on the generations threads through a number of the books and articles I’ve written. I’d suggest you start with Plugged In, which I wrote for members of Generation Y, but have had many older readers tell me they find very helpful in understanding Y’s’ perspectives and strengths. I also write about these topics often in my blog “Across the Ages,” which appears weekly on Harvard Business Press’ website: http://discussionleader.hbsp.com/erickson/.

“The Challenge of the Changing Workforce” is the title I frequently use for the speeches and workshops I do with senior executives. I’ve added the slides from a session I did last fall for the Harvard Business School Reunion classes to the downloadable documents on this site, and invite you to explore that, as well.

I hope that helps. Thank you for asking.

Best,

Tammy

Filed under: Comparisons Among the Generations | Published: 05/13/09

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