Is a new generation of leadership evolving as this article states? William Strauss and Neil Howe, coauthors of Generations, posit that each generation makes a unique bequest to those that follow and generally seeks to correct the excesses of the previous generation. They argue that the Boomer excess is ideology and that the Generation X reaction to that excess involves an emphasis on pragmatism and effectiveness. I would argue that this effecct is impelling a hybrid organizing principle. Pragmatic idealism. Obama's organizing principle? I think so.   more »