Article in PMAP Magazine

A couple of months ago, I was invited by an old friend to attend the PMAP (People Management Association of the Philippines) monthly gathering at the Intercontinental Hotel in Makati. The theme of that gathering was Talent Management, and there were many speakers presenting. After the event, I asked my friend if anyone has actually brought up the topic of the different generations in the work force today. She said “no”, and she invited me to write an article about this in the PMAP monthly magazine, People Manager.

I submitted my article, with the following statement in the opening paragraph….”I think that any attempt at any aspect of Talent Management is ill-conceived, if it is not based on a good understanding of the generational shifts.”

What I did not realize is, when my article was published in the June issue of People Manager, it was the issue focusing on talent retention. There were about 6 other articles on talent retention, including one from a prominent American professor, which made no reference to the different generations in the work force today. I feel rather embarrassed with this, and certainly would not have made my statement if I had known about this.

However, I do have to confess that I cannot help feeling a bit amused over this. The editor did insist that I should send my part II of my article for next month’s issue, so I suppose I did not really cause any damage.

My article is on page 14, and can be viewed at this link... http://www.genashtim.com/genashtim/news/project_manager_july2009.pdf