August 02, 2010Bridging the IT generation gap
Older generations learned tech; the younger generation lives it. Organizations that want to succeed need the skills of both
| Print | Generations, Inc.: From Boomers to Linksters -- Managing the Friction Between Generations at Work" (Amacom, 2010). "They spent hours at it, the way I spent hours watching 'Rin Tin Tin.' So their brains are structured to interact with technology in an entirely different way."-->[ Looking to get the most out of your IT investments, see InfoWorld's "20 more IT mistakes to avoid" and "16 ways IT can do less with less" | Find out which of InfoWorld's IT personality types best fits your tech temperament. ]
That, in turn, affects everything from how and where each group works to what motivates them to the way they approach and implement new technologies. Whether you cut your teeth on Cobol or were raised on a steady diet of open source software, there's plenty you can learn about the folks on the other side of the age divide.
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