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Dr. Grier blogs about Narcissism and other current topics.
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Part Seven -- Generational Change
When Baby Boomers entered the workforce, there were only three generations: The Silent Generation, Traditionalists, and Baby Boomers. Because of increased life expectancies, most workplaces today have members from four generations -- Traditionalists, Boomers, Gen X and Millennials -- and a very few even five.
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Dec 29, 2009
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Part Six -- The Qualified Workers Come Knocking
Almost 700,000 people lost their jobs this past month as I write this. Just this morning, our local paper contains an article about how businesses have the luxury of choosing its employees from among “more qualified candidates”. One employer is quoted as saying that in the past they “were hurting for employees, and now we’ve got people who are overqualified coming in looking for work.”
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Dec 21, 2009
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Part Five -- Experience
Time used to be synonymous with experience. And experience implied competence. But not anymore. Time spent on the job is no longer enough. We can no longer assume that someone who is "experienced" is competent.
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Dec 13, 2009
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The Psychology of Infidelity
First President Clinton. Then John Edwards. Eliot Spitzer. And now Tiger Woods. There are many other unfortunate examples that we could add to this list, but you get the idea. Rich, powerful, famous men who are unfaithful to their wives.
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Dec 8, 2009
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Part Four -- Change
Dr. Grier talks about tectonic change, what it means for us today, and its implications for the workplace.
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Dec 3, 2009
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Trial in New York City.
Dr. Grier talks about the Attorney General's decision to try the Mastermind of 9/11 as a terrorist in a civilian court of law. Who is Khalid Sheikh Mohammed? Is he an enemy combatant or terrorist? To what has he confessed?
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Nov 23, 2009
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Tragedy at Fort Hood Part II.
Dr. Grier has conducted extensive research on suicide bombing and its causes. He looks at the major issues being asked about "what happend?"
Was what happened at Fort Hood an act of terrorism? Why did the FBI not react? Is trauma contagious? Is Dr. Hasan a terrorist?
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Nov 14, 2009
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