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Baby boomers vs generation X leadership style

LEADERSHIP STYLES : BABY BOOMERS AND GENERATION X COMPARED

As old sayings go , Time is of the essence ' and that Every second counts , time has always been the one unchangeable reality that distinguishes members of every generation . Even though parents of their own generation often raise their children in the same way as they were raised , factors of time , environment , events and needs have always been evident contributors of the differences in vision and preferences of the members of each generation . In the same manner , society have witnessed and experienced the differences , especially

in the historically distinct generations of Baby Boomer and Generation X

Being raised in different situations (social and economic , Baby Boomers and Generation Xers have distinct characteristics in terms of leadership styles . For the purpose of this , it is important that we first establish an understanding of who the Baby Boomers are and the members of the Generation X as well . In the history of America , the population expansion from 1946-1964 has been recorded as the greatest boom ever . Obviously this is the very reason why such generation was called Baby Boomer Generation . There was however other names labeled to them such as Spock Babies , Sputnik Generation , Protest Generation , Me Generation and Yuppies although what was generally accepted was Baby Boomer . This generation composed of over 76 million babies , wherein 4 .3 million babies were born in 1957 (Ken , Baker 1995

The members of the Generation X on the other hand were those born from 1965 to 1976 although there are also documents that would say it extends to 1978 (Russell , Cheryl 1991 . As noted by one writer , this generation has always lived in the long shadow of the Boomers (Morrison , Peter A . 1990 . In some articles , Generation X is labeled as Baby Busters for the reason that this generation will be the one who will succeed the Baby Boomers in terms of leadership on both public and private sectors (Kiechel , W . 1989

To understand the differences of the two generations , one has to look deeper into the situations and events and became part of their lives especially those that left a mark in their emotions and their values These events left emotional memories that to these people and these were far more potent than the mental impressions which were derived from reading events that have never been experienced (Fay , W . 1993 . Since events form part of people 's emotions , they necessarily shape our feelings about authority , materialism , family , careers and even institutions . As the Baby Boomers exit from their leadership seats , the Generation Xers whether both parties like it or not , have to step into the leadership ladder . The transition has to take place despite the differences in leadership styles . In this case , we are bound to look into the historical events that have influenced the differences in perspectives and leadership styles of the two generations

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