Transcript Who Cares about Generations?

Strength in Generations
Jason McKeever
Director of Training and Development
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Today’s Objectives
Communicate more effectively & maximize key
business relationships
• Develop an understanding and appreciation of
what each generation brings to the workplace.
• Recognize how critical events have shaped the
perceptions of each generation and how these
affect behavior in the workplace.
• Understand how to relate and communicate across
the generations.
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Generation is just one factor …
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Generational Communication
“That which seems the height
of absurdity in one generation
often becomes the height of wisdom
in the next.”
John Stuart Mill
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The Generations in General
Traditionalists
3%
Millennials
30%
Gen X
38%
Baby
Boomers
30%
Traditionalists: (Ages 65+) 2.53%
Baby Boomers: (Ages 46-64) 29.81%
Gen Xers: (Ages 30-45) 38.11%
Millennials: (Ages 18-29) 29.55%
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Be Honest …
Millennials are …
• Gen Xers are …
• Baby Boomers are …
• Traditionalists are …
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My Generation
Which world events or
experiences significantly shaped
you during your youth? Why?
Millenials
What are your
generation’s greatest
strengths?
Gen X
Baby Boomers
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Baby Boomers
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Born between 1946 - 1964
80 million of the population
Highly competitive, self-reliant, workaholics, idealistic
Experiences
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Kennedy/King
assassinations
• Vietnam
• Woodstock
• Lunar landing
High Tech
TV
Stereo
Xerox
Main frames
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Generation X
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Born between 1965 - 1980
50 million of the population
Independent, value diversity, techno literate,
entrepreneurial thinkers
Experiences
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Watergate
Corporate layoffs
MTV
Single parent homes
High Tech
Calculator
Microcomputer
Video games
24/7 news
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Generation Y
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Born between 1981 - 2000
70 million of the population
Realistic, well- educated, collaborative, raised by
child-focused parents
Experiences
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Columbine
September 11th
Enron
War on Terror
High Tech
PCs
Cell phones
Instant messaging
Internet
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SWDD
Traditionalist
Boomer
Xer
Millennial
Time
Company
Owns it
Company
Owns it
Mine, will
rent
Let’s barter
Loyalty
To the
company
To the job
To the
leader
To my peers
Sacrifice
Life
Liberty
Time
Convenienc
e
Manageme
nt
Authority
Leader
Nuisance
Guide
Face Time
What?
Powerful
Pathetic
Social
Titles
Respected
Impressive
Empty
Irrelevant
Adult
16
18
21
30
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“Communication
- the human connection –
is the key to personal and career success.”
Paul Meyer
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Capitalize on Generational Difference
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Think of how you can improve working
relationships with different groups knowing
about some of the differences.
• What more do you need to know?
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