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From the Editor: Young Amputee Aims High, Enjoys Life
By Miki Fariley  Impossible is an opinion, not a
fact.
This is Cameron Clapp's motto, and how well it describes this
young man's exuberance and enthusiasm for life. Since losing both
legs and his right arm in a train accident, Clapp has gone on to
become an elite athlete. The media spotlight has embraced him. His
story was featured on the Discovery Channel's Medical
Incredible, NBC's Today Show, and CNN. Clapp also has
enjoyed the excitement and challenge of being an actor; he has
appeared on the HBO series Carnivale and most recently on
NBC's My Name is Earl, starring Jason Lee.
However, all the celebrity and success has not turned his head;
he's unpretentious, fun-loving, personable, and excited about the
future. You can read more about Cameron in "Unquenchable Spirit: The Cameron Clapp
Story".
Change Agents
Change is inevitable, so how do businesses manage it? Those who
help drive adaptation to new environments and circumstances are the
"change agents"--the early adopters of whatever is new, especially
technology. Largely, change agents belong to "Generation Y"--those
born in the period from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. How do
these workers affect the organizational dynamics--that is, how
people function together to accomplish a task--of your
business?
This is the first time in American history that there have been
four different generations working side-by-side in the workplace,
observed Greg Hammill in FDU MagazineOnline,
published by Fairleigh Dickinson University. Hammill defines these
generations as the "veterans" or "traditionalists" (born
1922-1945); the "Baby Boomers" (1946-1964), "Generation X"
(1965-1980), and "Generation Y," also known as the "Millennials" or
"Echo Boomers" (1981-2000). Although each individual is unique and
not all are necessarily tied to a particular generation, each
generation has distinct attitudes, behaviors, expectations, habits,
and motivational buttons, notes Hammill.
The feature article, "Do Your Organizational Dynamics Determine Your
Operational Success?" by Meredy DeBorde, discusses
managing generational diversity as well as other aspects of
human interaction in the workplace.
And...
Mud, mold, and misery continue to beset hurricane survivors--and
their businesses--in Louisiana and Mississippi. What is happening
with their insurance coverage and payments? Find out in an
online-exclusive article "Getting O&P Companies Up and Running after
Katrina: Why Does the Insurance Response Seem So Slow?"
Stock-and-Bill--could it be good for O&P? Is it
professional? Legal? Ethical? Profitable? The article "Stock-and-Bill: Sleeping with the Enemy?"
brings this controversial subject out of the shadows and into the
light as it explores these issues.
We also want to know what you think about Stock-and-Bill. Be
sure to visit www.oandp.com/edge and participate in this
month's related poll question and if you have a specific comment on
the subject, feel free to share it with us by sending your thoughts
to Tina Eichner at tina@opedge.com. We will summarize a sampling
of comments in a future issue. 
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