GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN THE WORKPLACEHOW TO WORK WITH MY MOM…WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND?• YOU WILL BE ENTERING A DIVERSE WORKPLACE• AGING WORKERS STAYING LONGER DUE TO RETIREMENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE CHALLENGES• NEED TO WORK WITH SENIOR STAFF TO MOVE AHEAD• HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF• WHAT IS YOUR PERSONAL VIEW ON THIS?????????SOME PEOPLE SAY….• WE NEED TO ALL FOLLOW UPPER MANAGEMENT STYLE• WE ARE ALL CHANGING• WE ARE HARNESSING THE POWER OF GENERATIONAL CHANGE• TYPICAL STEREOTYPING• EVERYONE IS THE SAME• I AM OLDER AND HAVE MORE EXPERIENCE• MY BOSS IS TECHNOLOGICALLY ILLITERATEHOW SHOULD YOU HANDLE IT?• EMBRACE THE STRENGTH OF EACH GROUP AND UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCES• CONSTANTLY ADDRESS IT OR BE AWARE• A LITTLE LIKE PLAYING CHESSGENERATIONS• TRADITIONALIST BORN 1925-1945• BABY BOOMERS BORN 1946-1964• GEN X 1965-1980• GEN Y MILLENNIAL 1981 AND AFTER (GEN Z-NEXTERS AFTER 2000)TRADITIONALSITS• TEAM PLAYERS• INDIRECT IN COMMUNICATING• LOYAL TO THE ORGANIZATION• RESPECT THE AUTHORITY• DEDICATION AND SACRIFICE• DUTY BEFORE PLEASURE• OBEDIENCE • RESPOND WELL TO DIRECTIVE • LEADERSHIP• SENIORITY AND AGE • CORRELATED• ADHERENCE TO RULESBOOMERS• BIG PICTURE/SYSTEMS IN • PLACE• BRING FRESH PERSPECTIVE• DO NOT RESPECT THE TITLES• DISAPPROVE ABSOLUTES AND • STRUCTURE• OPTIMISM• TEAM ORIENTATION• UNCOMFORTABLE WITH • CONFLICT• PERSONAL GROWTH• SENSITIVE TO FEEDBACK• HEALTH AND WELLNESS• PERSONAL GRATIFICATIONGEN X• POSITIVE ATTITUDE• IMPATIENCE• GOAL ORIENTATED• MULTI-TASKING• THINKING GLOBALLY• SELF-RELIANCE• FLEXIBLE HOURSE, • INFORMAL WORK • ENVIRONMENT• JUST A JOB• TECHNO-LITERAL• INFORMAL - BALANCE• GIVE THEM A LOT TO DO • AND FREEDOM TO DO • THEIR WAY• QUESTION THE AUTHORITYGEN Y/MILL/GEN Z• CONFIDENCE• SOCIABILITY• MORALITY• STREET SMARTS• DIVERSITY• COLLECTIVE ACTION• HEROIC SPIRIT• TENACITY• TECHNOLOGICAL SAVY• LACK OF SKILLS FOR DEALING • WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE• MULTITASKING• NEED FLEXIBILITYWHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE IN THE WORKPLACEHOW TO WORK TOGETHERLONG TERM GOALSHOW CAN THIS APPLY TO
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