balancing the generations
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Do you know: What three significant events between 1900 and 1945 have impacted every generation since? Who really led the counter-culture of the 1960's and 1970's? What broad influence has made a majority of the Millennial Generation significantly different? (Hint: It isn't computers) The workplace has become a melting pot of 5 different generations. The differences in those generations often result in conflict and many leaders are not well equipped to handle that conflict. One of the biggest contributing factors is that most people don't have an understanding of the influences each generation experiences. This is a must see presentation for anyone born between 1900 and 2000!TRANSCRIPT
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Balancing the Generations
A Leader’s Guide To The Complex, Multi-Generational,
21st Century Workplace
Bob Mason
www.PlanLeadExcel.comCopyright 2013 by Bob Mason All Rights Reserved
Do you know:
What three significant events between 1900 and 1945 have impacted every generation since?
Who really led the counter-culture movement of the 1960's and 1970's?
What broad influence has made a majority of the Millennial Generation significantly different? (Hint: Not computers)
Balancing the Generations
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Balancing the Generations
The workplace has become a melting pot of 5 different generations.
Differences in the generations often result in conflict and many leaders are not well equipped to handle that conflict.
One of the biggest contributing factors is that most people don't have an understanding of the influences each
generation experiences.
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• 5 Generations impact today’s workplace– GI Generation (1900 – 1927)– Silent Generation (1927 – 1945)– Baby Boomers (1945 – 1964)– Generation X (1964 – 1980)– Millennials or Generation Y (1980 – 2000)
Notice the dates overlap – This isn’t an exact science!
Balancing the Generations
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• GI Generation– Big influence on Boomers and Xers– Still around with power and influence– Generation was formed by three big events
• World War II, Great Depression, the 1920s
– Has seen more change than any generation ever– Produced 7 US presidents
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• Silent Generation– Similar to GI Generation
But– Different and should not be combined with GI Generation– Affected by the depression, but in a different way– Leaders of social change i.e.: Dr. Martin Luther King– Leaders of 1960s counter-culture movement
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• Baby Boomers– Larger than any previous generation– More educated than any previous generation– Grew up with new mobility – saw the world– Computer icons; Jobs, Wozniak, Gates, Allen– Competitive and driven in the workplace
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• Generation X– Smallest generation among the 5– Enjoyed relatively stable economic conditions in early and
young adult years
But,– Saw Savings and Loan and Enron scandals and most
significantly, the dot com bust – severely impacted their economic outlook
– Can be a bridge between Boomers and Millennials
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• Millennial Generation (Generation Y)– Largest generation ever– Grew up with technology boom – digital natives– Members often feel entitled– Very diverse generation
• Very different view of racial and ethnic issues• Wide range of upbringing – Mothers from 3 other generations
– Members expect to have opportunities to grow
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• Generations are different yet often alike– Silent and Gen X for instance
• Generations not always as they are portrayed– Boomers did not lead the counter-culture protests – Millennials were not born with computers in their hands
• Generations are the product of the previous generation– Generation X often pushed aside by Boomers– Millennials display input from 3 generations
Balancing the Generations
1900 1927 1945 1964 1980 2000
GI Silent Boomers Xers Millennials
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• Communication is different, but not impossible– Boomers usually don’t want much explanation– Millennials want lots of explanation
• Boomers and Millennials see the workplace differently– Boomers see material opportunity– Millennials see personal opportunity– Xers tend to see potential conflict
Balancing the Generations
1900 1927 1945 1964 1980 2000
GI Silent Boomers Xers Millennials
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Most important point
Generations are just categories. Not everyone fits the standard definition.
Leaders will be more successful when they understand the individual as well as that person’s generational influences
Balancing the Generations
1900 1927 1945 1964 1980 2000
GI Silent Boomers Xers Millennials
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Balancing the Generations
A Leader’s Guide To The Complex, Multi-Generational,
21st Century Workplace
Bob Mason
Bob Mason helps companies develop energized leaders, engaged employees and more profits