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The Baby Boomers or the 'Me Generation'. Born after the second world war between 1946 and 1964. Baby boomers are associated with a rejection & redefinition of the then traditional values of the previous generations who were adults during this time. Many grew up in a time of affluence and they tend to see themselves as identifiably different from the previous generations.

Generation z

PREVIOUS GENERATIONS IN LIVING MEMORY

AKA Gen 1914. These are the people who

lived through the first world wart

Came of age in the era of the great depression

The generation of the Vietnam war

THE LOST GENERATION

THE G.I.GENERATION

OR GREATEST GENERATION

THE SILENT GENERATION

CONTEMPORARY GENERATIONS STILL IN THE WORKFORCE

GENERATION Xor Gen X. Born between the late 1960’s (1965 on) to the early 1980s

GENERATION Yor the millennials who were born between the early 1980’s up until 2000

GENERATION ZBorn between 1995 and now

GENERATION

Z

Excellent problem-solving

skills

Awareness and interest in a wider range of environmental and

political issues

Proactive study Good information gathering skills

Global and local awareness

Flexible and adaptableStrong communication and collaboration skills. They expect

collaboration & don’t respond well to

command and control

Greater wish for gamification - they

respond well to games both

online and offline (physically)

Critical - involvement in education and

training

POSITIVES

NEGATIVES

Lower requirement and interest in physical contact and activity

Thinking, concentrating and memory skills are

reduced

Higher incidence of depression and

isolation

Increased laziness and less resilience and

tolerance for difficulty

Expect to be entertained

Over reliance on search engines like Google to source

information

They expect immediate results and often lack the

tenacity and patience really to pursue

knowledge and get to the bottom of issues

Generation z

EDUTAINMENT - THEY WANT INFO TO BE

Entertaining Interesting Small bites Honest and non-biased

NEED TO LEARN

GENERATION ZIN ORGANISATIONSGENERATION ZIN ORGANISATIONS

Want to be involved

Want security

Want to learn and develop

Want to communicate electronically

They will walk if bullied or feel controlled

INSECURITY, TRUST AND SUSPICION

Gen Z grown up with the internet their entire lives

They have also grown up with a rise in global terrorism

Financial insecurity Corporate malpractice and dishonesty

Looking for greater security and trust

Suspicious of motives, particularly corporate motives

A greater connection between the members of this generation and they have access to communication tools other

generations aren’t really using - they have a private global generational communication network

MOTIVATING GENERATION Z MOTIVATING GENERATION Z

ONE STUDY FOUND THAT GENERATION Z PARTICULARLY WANTS AND EXPECTS:

TO BE TREATED WITH RESPECTRespect is a big theme with this

generation. They will readily leave employment where they

don’t feel valued

ROLE MODELSLeaders and managers who act with honesty

and integrity

TO LEARNThey are interested in learning but they want

to have fun at the same time

TO WORK WITH PEOPLE THEY LIKE AND GET ON WITH.

Friends are particularly important to this generation

FLEXIBILITYThis generation, together with

Generations X and Y do not like rigid rule based environments.

This is the busy generation. Most of their waking lives are

full and they want work to fit in

INTERESTING WORKBoring, monotonous work is not

for the constantly stimulated and entertained generation

There are challenges and generational clashes ahead, however it is what it is. Generation Z brings new qualities into society and work. This new

generation is flexible and is having to adapt to a rapidly changing world. The question is can we, the older generations also adapt?

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