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Books by Dr. Mia
Championing Generation X — from overlooked talent to enduring legacy.
Why Generation X?
Dr. Mia is a proud member of Generation X who has spent years studying and writing about the unique leadership and life strengths forged by independence, resilience, and adaptability.
Through her books and speaking, she highlights how Gen X leaders — often overlooked — bring pragmatic wisdom, emotional steadiness, and bridge-building capabilities to organizations — and how those are needed more than ever to build stronger leadership pipelines and healthier organizations.
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Latchkey Legacy
Life and Leadership Lessons from the Generation that Raised Itself
Dr. Mia's next book explores how the independence, resilience, and resourcefulness forged by a latchkey childhood shaped an entire generation of leaders — and what the rest of the world can learn from them.
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Generation X is fed up. And Corporate America has turned a deaf ear for too long.
Baby Boomers have retained their positions of power longer than anyone anticipated and are now focusing their attention on grooming the Millennials, while members of Generation X are sandwiched between two behemoth generations as the outnumbered, seldom-mentioned, underdog generation.
Many Gen Xers languish in non-leadership roles despite performing well, feeling underappreciated and overlooked. If Gen Xers get fed up and leave at the same time Baby Boomers start to retire, it will be an all-out talent triage.
In Passed Over and Pissed Off, Dr. Mia Mulrennan outlines who Gen X is, what they are going through now, and how all generations can work better together. Drawing on her experience as an organizational psychologist and executive coach, she reveals the overlooked leadership strengths of an entire generation.
"After coaching seven highly successful Gen X leaders who shared stories of anger and frustration, all born within four years of each other, I realized this was a serious pattern. Over half eventually left their companies."
— Dr. Mia Mulrennan
The Story Behind the Title
The title emerged from a coached executive who, after being passed over in favor of high-potential millennial development programs, described himself as "Passed Over and Pissed Off." That phrase captured the authentic sentiment of an entire generation better than any academic title ever could.
The Overlooked Middle Child
Gen X receives minimal attention in generational discourse despite holding significant leadership positions and serving as critical bridges between Boomers and Millennials.
The Talent Retention Crisis
Organizations risk losing valuable Gen X talent simultaneously with Boomer retirements, creating a devastating leadership vacuum that threatens organizational continuity.
Hidden Leadership Strengths
Gen X's unique strengths — independence, adaptability, pragmatism, and the ability to bridge generational divides — make them indispensable leaders in today's workplace.
What Readers Are Saying
"Erudite, researched informed, practical and honest observation... love the quotes from films of the 1980s and early 1990s."
— Pamela Thompson
"This book put words to a lot of my feelings and made me feel like I'm not so crazy."
— Sarah
"The middle child syndrome is likely real for our generation... Her synopsis for why we make great leaders in a different way was very interesting."
— Jeanette McQueeney
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