With all the focus on millennials, it is actually Generation X that is taking over the C-suite.
The generational clash in the workplace between millennials and baby boomers gets all the hype. It reminds me of the debate over who would win: Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson in his prime, because both have completely different styles and valid reasons why they would win.
However, a forgotten and unheralded challenger is primed to emerge as the next champion of the business world. It is Gen Xers born between 1965 and 1980, and nobody seems to see them coming.
