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Associations do a lot!
1905 The National Association of Audubon Societies is incorporated in New York State. William Dutcher is named first President. Guy Bradley, one of the first Audubon wardens, is murdered by game poachers in Florida.
American Diabetes Association
• The American Diabetes Association made $34.10 million in 2010 available to support the broad spectrum of diabetes research.
• Over the years, the Association has invested more than $530 million in diabetes research and provided funding for more than 4,000 research projects.
7 Charactaristics of Successful Associations
• A customer service culture
• Alignment of products and services with mission
• Data-driven strategies
• Dialogue and engagement
• Leaders serve as a broker of ideas
• Organizational adaptability
• Alliance building.
Estimated US Workforce by Generation Number/Percentage
• Generation Y (1981-1999)74 million/31.2%• Generation X (1965-1980) 60 million/25.3%• Baby Boomers (1946-1964)76 million/32.1%• Traditionalists (1900-1945) 27 million/11.4%
Bartlett-Bragg, August 17, 2004 Bartlett-Bragg, Anne. (2004).
“4 Generations in the Workplace”.
Learning Technologies. August 17, 2004. digitaldialogues.blogs.com
Transitioning Workforce
• Very soon, Gen Yers will outnumber Baby Boomers in the workplace. Over the past 3 years, between 6 and 7 million more Gen Yers joined the workforce while more and more Boomers left.
• Roughly 75% of executive directors/CEOs report that they plan to leave their job within the next five years. 2
1. Martin, Dr. Carolyn, and Bruce Tulgan. (2007). Executive Summary:Managing the Generation Mix™, Managing the Generation Mix.2dEdition. HRD Press (2006). RainmakerThinking, Inc. Pages 1-31.www.rainmakerthinking.com p. 3. 2. The Annie E. Casey Foundation. Next Shift: Beyond the Nonprofit Leadership Crisis (2007). Building Movement Project. Generational Monograph Series. www.buildingmovement.org
Traditionalists
• Faced the Depression & WWII
• Bootstrapped their success
• Respect familiarity and relationships
• Small, tight network
• Founded the association
Boomers
• Raised with hope and opportunity
• Driven by desire to succeed
• Teamwork
• Want to help others
• Socialize and network
• Committed to the organization
Generation X
• Independent and individualistic
• Peer-focused
• Career building
• Family first
• More time and effort to build relationship
• Small groups
Generation Y
• More socially outgoing than X
• Networking and exchanging info
• Virtual networking
• Well traveled abroad
• Participation episodic
• Desire Mentoring
• More time online than TV
Generational Comparison
• Setting Career Goals
• Changing Jobs
• Experience, Education & Training
• Common Frustrations
• Common Misconceptions
Generational Comparison
Around Career Goals
Traditionalists Build a legacy
Baby Boomers Build a stellar career
Gen Xers Build a portable career
Gen Y Build a parallel career
Lancaster, L. & Stillman, D. (2002, When Generations Collide)
Generational Comparison
Around Job Change
Traditionalists Carries stigma
Baby Boomers Puts you behind
Gen Xers Is necessaryGen Y Is routine, 7 times before early 30s
Lancaster, L. & Stillman, D. (2002, When Generations Collide)
Generational Comparison
Around TrainingTraditionalists Learned the hard way, you
can tooBaby Boomers Train them too much
and they’ll leaveGen Xers The more they learn, the
stronger their connectionGen Y Continuous learning
Lancaster, L. & Stillman, D. (2002, When Generations Collide)
Generational Comparison
Around Education & Experience
Traditionalists Learn from experience
Baby Boomers Learn from experimentation
Gen Xers Learn from training and networking
Gen Y Learn from informal networking and formal education - experience will
take care of itself
Generational Comparison
Common FrustrationsTraditionalists Too much change
Undervalued experience/history
Baby Boomers Always the problem solver
Gen Xers Middle child syndrome
Gen Y Undervalued education
Kid treatment
Generational Comparison
Common MisconceptionsTraditionalists Younger generations are lazy
Baby Boomers Younger generations are coddled
Gen Xers Glass ceiling and rising floor
Gen Y Experience doesn’t matter
Creating Solutions
• Invite Open dialogue
• Traditionalists document history/experience
• Boomers create space for creative ideas
• Gen X, Y take on greater leadership roles – show initiative/urgency
• Younger leaders prepare for the next generation