This document discusses four generations currently in the workforce - Matures, Boomers, Gen X, and Gen Y. Each generation is defined by shared experiences that were shaped by trends in parenting styles, technology advances, and their stage of life. While generations view work/life values differently, effective communication, respect, and praise appeal to all. The presentation provides information on the birth years and current age ranges for each generation as well as their experiences growing up and resulting workplace expectations.
Generation Now: Surviving and Thriving With 4 Generations in the Workplace
1. Generation NOW
Surviving and Thriving with 4
Generations in the Workplace
Lori Reed librarytrainer.com
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2.
3. To: Help Desk
Subject: My computer
Remember that problem you fixed
the other day. It’s happening again.
Can you come fix it right away.
WTF
29. Matures Boomer Gen X Gen Y
Birth before 1945 1945-1964 1964-1980 1980-2000
Family Traditional Disintegrating Latch key kids Blended
Education A dream A birthright A way to get
there
A huge expense
Values •“We” first
•Military
•Respect
•Conformity
•Timeliness
•Loyal to “me”
•Team
oriented
•Competitive
•Workaholics
•Face time
•“Prove it to me”
•Work/Life
Balance
•Why?
•Responsible for
own success
•Must believe in
leader
•“Work hard=reward”
•Instant gratification
•Hive
•Job not a way of life
but means to provide
for outside activities
•“Army of 1”
•Adult-o-lescence
Heroes Army, Navy
(not
individuals)
MLK
JKF
No common
hero
Family or someone
they know or met
(individual)
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Notas do Editor
For the first time in history there are five generations of employees in our libraries.
Each generation has different learning and communication styles as well as vastly different motivations.
Learn how to communicate, understand, and appreciate these differences.
This program is sponsored by GPLS.
Generational differences can affect everything in the workplace, including recruiting, building teams, dealing with change, motivating, managing, and maintaining and increasing productivity.
Research indicates that people communicate based on their generational backgrounds.
Each generation has distinct attitudes, behaviors, expectations, habits and motivations.
The Iranian hostage crisis was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States where 53 Americans were held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981, after a group of Islamist students and militants took over the American embassy in support of the Iranian Revolution.
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Been in workplace 40+ years
Used computers ½ of that time
1945 Atomic bomb
1947 Microwave invented
1947 Regular TV programs invented
1950 Korean War
1954 Brown vs. Board of Education
1957 Civil Rights Act
1959 Alaska and Hawaii become states
1961 Vietnam War Begins
1968 MLK Assassinated
1969 Nixon becomes President
1969 Neil Armstrong walks on moon
1972 Watergate
1976-7 1st home computers TRS-80 and Commodore
1979 Iran hostage crisis
1980 John Lennon assassinated
1981 MSDOS and IBM PC
1986 Challenger accident
1989 Berlin Wall falls
1989 Berlin Wall falls
1991 AOL for DOS
1994 1st consumer level digital camera
2001 ipod hits consumer market
2006 MySpace invented