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HOW TO MANAGE GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN THE WORKPLACE

MANAGEMENT MEETING – MAY 8-9, 2019

OBJECTIVE: FINDING BETTER EMPLOYEE COHESION AND COLLABORATION

IN TODAY’S MULTI-GENERATIONAL WORKFORCE

TRADITIONALIST(THE “SILENT GENERATION”)

BORN BEFORE 1946

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BABY BOOMERSBORN BETWEEN 1946 - 1964

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GENERATION XBORN BETWEEN 1965 - 1976

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OR “MILLENNIALS” BORN BETWEEN 1977 - 1997 9

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GENERATION ZBORN AFTER 1997

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HOW CAN I WORK WITH ALL OF

THESE DIFFERENT TYPES OF GENERATIONS

EFFECTIVELY ?13

WORKING WITH 5 GENERATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE…

WE NEED THEM ALL!

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THE TRADITIONALIST

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The Baby Boomer___________________________________________________

THE GENERATION “X”__________________________________________________________________________________________

THE MILLENNIAL FLOOD!

TODAY’S WORKFORCE THAT TODAY’S WORKFORCE THAT TODAY’S WORKFORCE THAT TODAY’S WORKFORCE THAT RANGES BETWEEN THE AGE RANGES BETWEEN THE AGE RANGES BETWEEN THE AGE RANGES BETWEEN THE AGE

OF 23OF 23OF 23OF 23----38 (MILLENNIAL) 38 (MILLENNIAL) 38 (MILLENNIAL) 38 (MILLENNIAL) CURRENTLY REPRESENT CURRENTLY REPRESENT CURRENTLY REPRESENT CURRENTLY REPRESENT

APPROXIMATELY 23% OF APPROXIMATELY 23% OF APPROXIMATELY 23% OF APPROXIMATELY 23% OF THE TOTAL POPULATION. THE TOTAL POPULATION. THE TOTAL POPULATION. THE TOTAL POPULATION.

BY 2024 WILL COMPRISE UP BY 2024 WILL COMPRISE UP BY 2024 WILL COMPRISE UP BY 2024 WILL COMPRISE UP TO TO TO TO 75%75%75%75% OF THE COUNTRY’S OF THE COUNTRY’S OF THE COUNTRY’S OF THE COUNTRY’S

WORKFORCE. WORKFORCE. WORKFORCE. WORKFORCE.

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WORKING TOGETHER

6 LESSONS ON BUILDING A COMPANY,

THAT PEOPLE ENJOY WORKING FOR… THE

WAY WE WORK.

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LESSON #1

Your Employees are Adults

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LESSON #2

The job of management isn’t to

control people, its to build

GREAT TEAMS!22

LESSON #3

Everyone in your company should

UNDERSTAND the BUSINESS

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LESSON #4

Everyone in your company should

be able to handle the TRUTH!

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LESSON #5

Your community needs to live out the SBSLVALUES

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LESSON #6

Everyone in

the company

needs to be

excited for

change.

WHAT MAKES EMPLOYEES HAPPY AT WORK

• https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_c_bush_this_is_what_makes_employees_happy_at_work?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

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CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CROSS- GENERATIONAL MENTORING

DON’T ASSUME THAT YOUNGER GENERATIONS DON’T WANT TO BE

MENTORED BY OLDER GENERATIONS AND VICE VERSA

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DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF

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#WORKFAMILYGENERATIONSTHANK YOU!