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...Cohort known as Gen Y, born between 1978 and 1990 and now flooding into the workplace, "will be more difficult to recruit, retain, motivate, and manage than any other new generation." Why? Raised by once rebellious boomers attempting to be perfect parents, Gen Yers have been coddled since birth, says the author. But given the right structure and boundaries, he says, including "specific deadlines with measurable benchmarks along the way," Gen Y will be "the most high-performing workforce in history for those who know how to manage them properly...
...such technologies, Harvard must retain the right to grant licenses directly to NGOs and not-for-profit organizations to practice Harvard’s patent rights to develop and manufacture products for humanitarian distribution in developing countries. Contrary to what was stated in the editorial on Mar. 1, the reservation of academic research rights is a non-negotiable term of every exclusive license granted by Harvard...
...largely political. Teachers’ unions stick to seniority-based layoff policies because they prioritize job protection, even above student welfare. Teachers should be given the privilege of staying power, however, due to merit, not merely the length of time worked. School districts should certainly make every effort to retain good teachers that have worked for many years, but, if cuts need to be made, they should focus on letting go ineffective teachers instead of simply targeting new ones. If layoffs must be made, they should be done so based on a combination of seniority, years of teaching experience...
...Bachmann, Rep. Michele • desire of for Minnesotans to be "armed and dangerous on this issue of the energy tax because we need to fight back" is expressed by • legislation is proposed by to retain the dollar as U.S. currency in the face of not even the most infinitesimal suggestion from anyone to replace it with anything else...
What makes GM think this version will be another stud? "The design is very contemporary," says Ed Welburn, GM's chief designer. Welburn says he specifically instructed GM's stylists to retain the spirit of the old Camaro from the 1960s but not to try to replicate it. Work on the Camaro started in earnest in 2006 after GM had launched a major restructuring of its operations around the world. Consequently, Gene Stefanyshyn, the GM executive in charge of the project, moved to Australia to oversee the re-engineering of a rear-wheel-drive chassis that its Holden auto subsidiary...