In the last week, I’ve come across two great articles related to talent management in a recession that I wanted to pass along. They both make some compelling points and provide some insight into the realities of dealing with the recession from an HR perspective.

I came across an interesting article recently; about the new work approach “millennial” employees are taking in response to the continued economic downturn. The article discussed how young workers are fearful of losing their entry-level jobs and are turning to some tried-and-true performance enhancements to hold onto them:

Even in this new 2009 business climate, where all the media coverage and blogging seems to be focused on the bottom line and dealing with the downturn, there are still a lot of folks talking about the impact of generational differences in our workplaces, mainly Gen X and Gen Y. I read a couple of posts recently that really spoke to me…

Happy thanksgiving to all of our friends in the U.S. I wanted to share a few great blog posts I’ve read in the last week or so with everyone.

We’ve talked a lot here about how to effectively manage generational differences in the workforce. I was cruising around recently and found this great list from Jeanne Meister, who you may know from the New Learning Playbook. She is currently doing research on generational differences, and shared some interesting stats about the impact of having four generations in the workforce.