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...really sick. As for not having breasts, put it this way: if you compare my body with my 10-year-old son's, between the neck and waist we look identical, except he is the one with nipples. Just to be here today, however, and to be able to write this make me happier than having breasts ever did. PATTY BAILEY Cambridge...
...Solve the Generational Puzzle at Work (HarperBusiness; 352 pages; $25.95) describe a work environment that is becoming ever more fractious. "For the first time in our history, we have four separate and distinct generations working shoulder to shoulder and face-to-face in a stressful, competitive workplace," they write. They divide corporate America into four groups: the hardworking and patriotic Traditionalists; the optimistic and self-absorbed Baby Boomers; the skeptical, technology-savvy Generation Xers; and the barely twentysomething Millennials, who count Britney Spears among their inspirations...
...authors offer many examples of trouble spots where generational conflicts are most likely to explode, from recruitment to retirement. To solve them, they say, managers need to appreciate the groups' unique perspectives. For example: "Technology and Gen X-pectations have changed the pace of the game," they write. "Younger workers in particular are no longer willing to wait week after week to find out whether you're planning to make them an offer. Dawdle too long, and they're gone...
...same time, the book offers some thought-provoking insights. The authors believe, for example, that generational differences, while fraught with tensions, can benefit a workplace. They advise employers not to give up too soon on their most experienced workers. "Instead of spending time designing that cherrywood retirement plaque," they write, "companies should get creative and find ways to harness Traditionalists' vast capabilities...
...Economist was banned because of a special supplement on Thailand. And the government reversed a decision to deport two Bangkok-based correspondents for the Far Eastern Economic Review, who had been accused of endangering national security, only after the publication offered a measured apology. Their sin: to write a tiny article mentioning tensions between the King of Thailand and Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra...