Gen X and Y set for new corprate leadership roles

"More than ever, young workers are being hired or promoted as managers earlier in their careers compared with past generations, experts say. The shift is prevalent in part because layoffs and buyouts of more senior workers have pushed 20- and 30-somethings into management jobs. Younger workers also are using their skills at mastering new technologies to move up faster. And increasingly, the old rules of paying dues, climbing the hierarchal corporate ladder and seniority don't always apply." "As Baby Boomers Begin to Fade, Young Workers Climbing into Management" Baltimore Sun via Sun Sentinel Fort Lauderdale, Florida