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I love Gen Y.  I really do.  Their energy is infectious and I enjoy spending time with them.  I thought my secret was safe and I could spend time with them alone.  But now the secret is out and Harvard Business is talking about it. 

Yes, it's true I've made it a point to seek Gen Y out and pick their brains about how their generation's perspective on current events .  Remember, this is the most educated generation in history.  Never before has so many new hires entered the workforce with an MBA in hand.  So I thoroughly enjoyed reading Tamara Erickson's article about Gen Y recently.  In the article Tamara states:

"Y’s, when faced with a new challenge, tend to function like a heat-seeking missile – single-mindedly pursuing the person in the organization with the most relevant experience. In many cases, this person is a Boomer – often in some distant part of the organization, or several hierarchical levels removed. This approach reflects how Y’s like to learn – from an expert, just-in-time, and in response to the specific challenge they need to address. And it reflects their comfort in relating to Boomers on a peer basis, developed over an adolescence of friendly interaction with their parents and parents’ friends."

I have found this to be very true and got a kick out of the executive who shared his love of Gen Y like a guilty pleasure with Tamara.  He said he "found himself spending a high proportion of his time these days with the Y’s several levels down in his organization." 

There's more to Gen Y than meets the eye.  You can read the full article here http://discussionleader.hbsp.com/erickson/2008/04/the_boomery_love_fest.html  Some of the article comments are acutally fun as well.  No wonder Gen X feels so left out.   for them for boomers!  Maybe Gen 'X' could learn from this what I mentioned in my April 11th post.  Boomers and Gen Y are sharing the stage, Gen X just needs to change their attitude and they can take their place on stage too.

Madonna and Justin Timberlake are all over the media with their musical collaboration and video.  That is just another example of how Boomers and Gen Y can work well together successfully for their careers and their companies.  Hey, Wake up Gen 'X', and get with the program.