Gen Xers are not immune to the “made to feel irrelevant” syndrome either. Will the Millennials leap over them in status before they can take the batons from the Boomer leaders? 

The key to true confidence in navigating an organization during one’s early years is understanding the perspectives and expectations of those of older generations. 

If you stick to your own assumptions, you will quickly become outdated. Your birthday is just accidental. Your mind should be ageless. Your experience is enriched if you can share it.” --Sue Feldman, a leading-edge Boomer, former VP for Content Technologies at IDC Technologies, and current CEO at Synthexis