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May 28, 2008
The Greatest Generation interviews the Lamest.
Or, Work much? About a 60 Minutes segment on Generation Y, originally aired in November and updated this past Sunday, Scott Greenfield at Simple Justice has a few thoughts in "Millennials: It's Awesome to be Us". Excerpt:
One of my issues with 60 Minutes is that, while they court controversy well, they rarely challenge the self-serving statements of their interviewees directly. As the video shows, the consultants who are busily earning some very good fees from companies by advising how to make Millennials "feel good" about their work, the only thing that seems to matter to the members of this group, attribute some wonderful qualities to them.
Are Millennials really so wonderful? Let's see: They're well educated, but inherently lazy. They are techno-savvy, but don't see themselves as serving anyone but themselves. They are the most talented generation? Says who? Are they talented in treating your clients with respect? Not that I can see. And they have to be taught how to eat with a fork and knife? They have to be cajoled into showing up for work every day?
Ah, the new Slackoisie.
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at 11:59 PM | Comments (0)
Fun new game: MSNBC's GOP Veepstakes.
Click above to play new VP game with MSNBC's Chuck Todd and David Gregory. Our pick and prediction is lawyer Rob Portman, 53, not nationally known, but a talented Bushie and conservative who goes down well with the "real" GOP rank and file, which has been grooming him for years. With roots in southern Ohio's Republican "Taft country", Portman's been a Cincinnati congressman, and both U.S. Trade Representative and Director of the Office of Management and Budget under George W. Bush. That's an exemplary resume for a relatively young guy. Long-term weak point: he has hardly any enemies, which makes you wonder about him.
Posted by JD Hull at 11:59 PM | Comments (1)
International Dispute Negotiation: Asian Tiger Singapore
Listen to IDN's latest podcast, No. 27, "Mediating from Singapore: An Interview with Christopher Lau". In this segment, GE's Mike McIlwrath and Lau talk about how to find the right mediator in Singapore. And they talk about critical cultural and historical traits that may make Singapore different--different from, say, South Korea, Hong Kong and mainland China. Lau is a senior counsel in the Singapore office of the London-based barristers' chambers of 3 Verulam Buildings.
Posted by Brooke Powell at 11:52 PM | Comments (0)