Thursday, November 05, 2009

Greatest Generation of Networkers?

This Wall Street Journal article will resonate with a lot of managers who complain about the "multi-tasking" habits of many younger employees:

A 17-year-old boy, caught sending text messages in class, was recently sent to the vice principal's office at Millwood High School in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The vice principal, Steve Gallagher, told the boy he needed to focus on the teacher, not his cellphone. The boy listened politely and nodded, and that's when Mr. Gallagher noticed the student's fingers moving on his lap.

He was texting while being reprimanded for texting.

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