Generational Leadership Qualities

Since we are fast approaching the Iowa caucuses and there are big issues to deal with like climate change and the war in Iraq, I would write a documentary about the leadership qualities of different generations. Recently, a friend forwarded me a copy of an article called "Goodbye to All That" from the Atlantic Monthly that spawned this idea. How have the Baby Boomers done as leaders of the country? What kind of leadership styles have they used? What big issues have they handled? How does their leadership style compare to the leadership style of the "Greatest Generation?" What can we expect from the Gen-Y leaders of the future? The intention of the documentary would be to reflect on leadership and how our generational peers affect our leadership style. I would interview national and local leaders from the Greatest Generation, Baby Boomers, and also young leaders from Gen-Y. The difficulty that I would anticipate is creating an authentic representation without letting my biases creep in since this documentary would be largely based on making generalizations about groups of people. I would have to be intentional about letting go of some of my preconceived notions about the different generations to be open to hearing authentic representations of their leadership qualities.