Not long ago, while conducting a seminar for managers, I told the group that I didn’t mind their texting during the meeting because I believe that, for the most part, Gen Xers and even Baby Boomers have developed a skill natural to Generation Y – strategic attention deployment. In other words, we’ve learned to pay attention to the things we need to hear and see, at the same time dealing with bits and pieces of other things like text or email.
We had a lively session, and at the end of the day, I thanked the group for taking time away from their offices to attend the seminar. One Generation Xer laughed and raised his blackberry. “No problem,” he said. “This is my office.” And, of course, it is. . . . read more
