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		<title><![CDATA[Is Gen X Feeling the Squeeze?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/entry-level/?p=1143]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Gen X is increasingly fed up with playing second fiddle to the Boomers on the one hand and competing with the brash and generally cheaper to hire Gen Y on the other. As a result, they're less loyal and more likely to change jobs. So much for the stereotype of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:55:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gen Xers Face Retirement Trouble]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/retirement-planning/blog/retirement-beat/gen-xers-face-retirement-trouble/162/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Baby Boomers get all the attention when it comes to the retirement-savings crunch, but Gen Xers are actually in worse shape. Fifty-six percent of Gen X households will lack the savings and assets to retire well. by Carla Fried]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:00:14 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Use the Right Incentives for Gen X, Gen Y, and Boomers | HBR IdeaCast]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/intercom/?p=2773]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sure, salary is important for everyone, but when it comes to other incentives â€" such as job flexibility, learning on the job, or working remotely â€" Gen X, Gen Y, and Boomers are all going to respond differently. Sylvia Ann Hewlett, founding president of the Center for Work-Life Policy and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:17:26 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why Gen X Will Save the Planet]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/harvard/?p=3226]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Not to put too much pressure on you dear readers born in then 1970s and 1980s, but you've got a big stinking pile to clean up and not much time to waste. Endangered planet. Economies in chaos. Terrorism. Massive debt. Massive poverty, just to name a few calamities awaiting your...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:35:27 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/sean+silverthorne.html"><![CDATA[Sean Silverthorne]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Which Generation is Best at Selling?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=4424]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Conventional wisdom says that sales reps need a certain amount of seasoning before they can perform at the highest levels.Â  But there's also the theory that youth and energy are the keys to selling in today's fast-paced business world.    Which is it?    You vote,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:30:05 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Truth About Managing Generations X and Y]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/mba/?p=989]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[All of them are obsessed with technology. None of them have any company loyalty. These are but two of the workplace stereotypes about Generation X (bornÂ between 1965 and 1976) and Generation Y (born between 1977 and 1986). Stereotypes aside, what makes these 23 to 44 year olds give their best...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:00:48 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Communication Breakdown?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnetau.com.au/aussierules/2009/07/22/communication-breakdown/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[I was watching Talkin' 'Bout My Generation the other night and found myself playing along at home. It was interesting to see how distinct and unique some elements of pop culture are between the Baby Boomers, Gen X and Gen Y.    The same can be said about...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:28:46 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Generation X Is Now In Charge]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/harvard/?p=532]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Generational experts will quibble whether Barack Obama is a boomer or Generation X, but we all know in our hearts he is an X man at the core.    So next week the first Gen X president will be sworn into office. It's a pattern of promotion being...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:15:30 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Study On Leadership In Generation X]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=931761]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The sooner as a project manager you learn to except that your project plan is not the declaration of independence but rather a living, breathing document open to misinterpretation and change the sooner you can get on with the important business of dealing with those miscommunication and changes. This paper...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Opportunities For Wealth Managers To Connect With Gen X And Gen Y]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=883033]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A typical wealth management advertisement features individuals and couples in their 50s and 60s, enjoying the fruits of their labor - playing golf, sailing, traveling, etc. The much discussed "Baby boom" generation has fueled this strategy. Wealth managers have focused their energy and resources predominantly on the accumulation and growth...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A New Breed: Opportunities For Wealth Managers To Connect With Gen X And Gen Y]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=932589]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[For a number of years now, wealth managers have focused their energy and resources predominantly on the accumulation and growth of retirement assets. To support this strategy, wealth managers commonly target prospects in their peak earning years and promote messages that talk about the need to save and invest for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Millennials Don't Want a Revolution]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/technology/1000103/millennials-dont-want-a-revolution/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Iâ€™m having a bit of a Millennials moment. Iâ€™m sick of the coverage about Millennials, also known as Generation Y. Hereâ€™s the story line: Generation Y will change the world as the first digital natives. They will change business practices and IT as we know it. You must adapt to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:14:57 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Boomers, Gen-X and Gen-Y: a Failure to Talk]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/bnet1/?p=434]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[  	  The Find: Between the feature package on managing Gen Y and the vehement reaction to Sean Silverthorneâ€™s post about Gen X being unhappy at work, generational conflict has been getting a lot of attention on BNET lately, but a new study suggests all this inter-generational angst...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:01:34 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Are You at War With Generation Y?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/5208-13112-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=2368&messageID=10869&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Are You at War With Generation Y?Boomers "X" and "Y"As a Boomer I have felt threatened by the next generation "X" because they want my position.  I am not threatened by a "Y" generation as they want the position held by "X".  I am willing to help a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 07:19:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gen X is Unhappy at Work]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/5208-13609-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=2351&messageID=10625&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Gen X is Unhappy at WorkGen X is ready for a changeI am in the same generation as you, we are now referred to as the J generation. In between the Boomers and Xs. I devoted more and more of my time to the Fortune company I worked for. I...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 16:28:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gen X is Unhappy at Work]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/harvard/?p=308]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Workers in their 30s and early 40s, otherwise known as Generation X, are growing unhappy with corporate life and planning a retreat, says Tammy Erickson, an expert on generational work force issues.  That's bad news for their employers, who are looking to this cohort as next generation leaders. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 10:55:20 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[3 Ways to Connect With Gen-Y Workers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/5208-13605-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=2186&messageID=10018&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[3 Ways to Connect With Gen-Y WorkersJust Gen Yers?This restlessness would seem to apply to Gen Xers as well too, no? (or is it just anyone who isn't yet loaded down with a lot of debt and responsibilities that make them resigned to a day of work drudgery?)RE: 3 Ways...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:58:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Charles Schwab Unveils Gen X Web Site]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_April_16/ai_n25156336]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[New Online Resource Offers Interactive Peer Comparison Quiz and Personal Finance Know-How Targeted at New Investors, Savers and Borrowers]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to Manage Gen X and Gen Y]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2422-13723_23-184842.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Members of generation X and Y are beginning to dominate the workforce, but they are often misunderstood. David DiStefano, CEO of Richardson, explains what motivates these workers and how managers can get the most from them.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:39:32 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Does Gen X Have a Future in Business?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/harvard/?p=154]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Generation X is starting to wonder about its future in business management.    What?, you say. Isn't this the cohort poised to pull the levers of power out of  the wrinkled, spotted hands of the Boomer Generation as its shuffles en masse into retirement?   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:07:47 -0800</pubDate>
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