Last Saturday, Sydney gave us a sunny winters day for sailing on the harbour, even if it was a bit icy on the water with the wind chill. We ate. We drank, not too much mind you. There was a bit of work to be done, but not a great deal - of course.

Captain Tom and crew

Postcards from Sydney

View the photos from the day on Flickr.

A poll of our marketing team shows that 53% are Generation Y, 36% are Generation X, and the remaining 11% are Baby Boomers - which clearly illustrates that members of Generation X and Y are beginning to dominate the workforce.

Each generation after the next often has issues in understanding what makes them tick, and the reverse also holds true. However, at this point in time, it’s rare that you will see a Gen Y’er managing a Baby Boomer. Whilst the younger person needs to be proficient in upwardly managing them (a skill which comes with time) - whilst important, it’s certainly less of an issue compared with opposite, which needs to occur from day one.

David DiStefano, CEO of Richardson - a leading sales training and consulting firm, explains what motivates these workers and how managers can get the most from them.

Courtesy of bnet (which is incidentally, one of my new favourite websites).