GenZ software engineers, according to older colleagues
But the outlook of these young people can't be explained by economics and global events alone. It must also have something to do with the way they were raised. As the University of Michigan time-analysis data show, this is a group whose members have spent the bulk of their lives in structured, adult-organized activities. They are the most honed and... See more
David Brooks • The Organization Kid
Unlike those in my generation whose first step after college was, more often than not, onto a corporate conveyor belt, the students I see today are no more likely to be enthralled by the promise of a corner office than they are by a ride to the love-in on the Magic Bus.
Philip Auerswald • The Coming Prosperity: How Entrepreneurs Are Transforming the Global Economy
As each generation comes of age, they have the option to develop into a strong or weak population of adults. They can become known more for consuming or contributing, to become victors or victims of their era.
Tim Elmore • A New Kind of Diversity: Making the Different Generations on Your Team a Competitive Advantage
It is all love with me and this observation and I make it as a card-carrying member of the tribe to which it is directed, but here goes: there may be no cohort of professionals less qualified to assess barely-tangible socio-psychological attributes like “passion” and “confidence” than the modern software nerd.