It is in these areas where extremely distinct viewpoints held by Baby Boomers differ from Generation X and from Generation Y. Enunciated in my workshop, “Managing Builders, Boomers, Xs, and Ys without losing your Zs”, these areas turn from distraction to competitive advantage once supervisors know how to connect a multigenerational workgroup into a multigenerational team.

The food at the middle-eastern restaurant was delicious, fresh, and healthy. It was a popular eating spot for the students on the adjacent university campus due to its fast service and affordable prices. Many students were regulars due to a varied menu for those with typically American tastes and traditional Middle Eastern cooking for the school's Arabic population.

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The American political scene has another controversy on its hands after Geraldine Ferraro commented Barack Obama would not be where he is if he were white.

The issue is symbolic of a culture clash. On the one hand you have the first woman ever to run at the top of the ballot when she serves as Walter Mondale’s vice-presidential running mate in 1984. She knows first hand what it is like to blaze uncharted territory.

Yet the Obama campaign has taken issue with the comments pointing out being an African American man named Barack Obama" was not the quickest path to becoming U.S. president.

It was well-known at the time Ferraro’s placement on the ‘84 ticket was strictly because she was a woman. This was not a discredit to her as Mondale had solid reasoning. He felt the time had come for a woman and that having a woman run with him was a huge statement about his beliefs and principles.

From that paradigm it is not unreasonable for Ferraro to feel that America is now ready for an African-American president and that she feels he is the most the most qualified.

Effective communication is more than the words said – it’s also understanding the culture of the speaker.