Does it bother anyone else that nearly every article on millennials is written by someone much older?  Do you see articles on baby boomers written by 18 year olds?  I don’t.  So how do you become an expert on a generation that wasn’t even around – or at least “classified” – when you were an undergrad?

Obviously I’m not talking about every article – many articles are well-written.  I guess I just wonder how someone gets to be an authority on something such as “millennials in the workplace”.

Generation Blend: Managing Across the Technology Age Gap takes an interesting look at generational aspects.  According to Amazon:

Generation Blend explores how generational attitudes toward technology affect issues as diverse as recruitment and retention, employee training, management decision-making, collab-oration, knowledge sharing, work/life balance, and ordinary workday activities.

Overall I thought the book wasn’t bad despite the fact that I hate the entire concept of “generational generalizations”.  I think if you take co-workers and potential employees as individuals rather than as categorically this or that, you’d see a different workplace dynamic.  That said, the book is probably a good resource for HR representatives and sourcing companies.