Generations at Work

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Generations at Work
Presented by Dr. Todd Arwood Louisville, KY.
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Behavioral Outcomes

• A clear understanding of the evolution of various
  age groups in our society.
• Insight into key historical events which helped
  shape the morals, values, and behaviors of the
  various generations.
• Skills for working effectively with
• people from different generations.
• Have fun enjoy your experience!

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The Generational Divisions

• Matures Born prior to 1946
• Baby Boomers Born 1946 1964
• Generation X Born 1965 1980
• Generation Y Born 1981 - 1999

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Guiding Influences

• Historical Events
• Societal Influences
• The Media (Available Information)
• Past Generations

The amount of adversity each generation
experiences in its formative years determines,
more than any other factor its general outlook on
life.
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Matures Born prior to 1946

• Traditional Work Ethic
• Work First
• Born to Lead
• Loyal to Employer
• Independent but Conventional (Non-Risk Taker)
• Value working well with others
• Believe in Mission
• Strong Chain of Command

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Matures - Values

• Money
• Responsibility
• Public Recognition
• Accomplishment
• Desire to Lead
• Organizational Loyalty

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Matures - Influences

• 1929 - The Great Depression begins
• 1932 - Franklin D. Roosevelt elected President
• 1934 - Social Security established
• 1941 Pearl Harbor U.S. enters World War II
• 1944 D-Day in Normandy

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Cultural Icons
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Matures - Traits

• Patriotic
• Loyal
• Fiscally Conservative (a.k.a Thrifty!)
• Faith in Institutions
• Hard Work
• Sacrifice
• Right/Wrong
• Work Fast

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Baby Boomers - Born 1946-1964

• Money/Work Ethic
• Work First
• Expect to Lead
• Loyal to Employer
• Care Deeply What Others Think
• Want Others To Work With Them
• Technically Challenged
• Chain of Command

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Baby Boomers - Values

• More Money
• Promotion
• Public Peer Recognition
• Desire for Subordinates
• Control
• Loyalty

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Baby Boomers - Influences

• 1946 Beginning of 30 years of economic
  expansion
• 1957 Congress passes Civil Rights Act
• 1960 JFK elected President
• 1962 Cuban missile crisis and John Glenn orbits
  the earth
• 1963 JFK assassinated
• 1965 U.S. sends combat troops to Vietnam
• 1968 Robert Kennedy and MLK
  assassinated
• 1969 Neil Armstrong walks on the moon
• Woodstock

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Cultural Icons
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Baby Boomers - Traits

• Optimistic
• Idealistic
• Competitive
• Crusading Causes
• Buy Now/Pay Later
• Everybodys Rights
• Work Efficiently

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Generation X Born 1965 - 1980

• Principle/Satisfaction
• Lifestyle First
• No Need to Lead
• Loyalty to Skills
• Less Concerned What Others Think
• Prefer to Work Alone
• Technically Savvy
• Must Have Mission
• Individual First

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Generation X - Values

• Time off
• Meeting Own Goals
• Recognition From Boss
• Skills Training
• Stock Options
• Mentoring

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Generation X - Influences

• 1973 Watergate scandal
• 1978 Mass suicide Jonestown
• 1979 Mass corporate layoffs begin
• 1980 - AIDS begins to receive worldwide
  attention
• 1986 Challenger explodes
• 1987 Dow Jones Industrial Average
• falls 22

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Cultural Icons
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Generation X - Traits

• Techno savvy
• Diverse
• Independent
• Skeptical
• Live for Today, but still
• Save, Save, Save in case were here tomorrow!
• Right in my Context
• Entrepreneurial
• Me Generation
• Eliminate the Task

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Generation Y Born 1981 - 1999

• My Principle/My Satisfaction
• Lifestyle First
• No Desire to Lead
• Loyalty to Skills
• Care Little What Others Think
• Like Smaller Groups
• State-of-the-Art
• Must Have Mission
• Me First

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Generation Y - Values

• Work Only to Live
• Portable Skills Training
• Meeting Own Goals
• Stock Options
• Mentoring
• More Vacation
• Risk Takers

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Generation Y - Influences

• 1990 Desert Storm
• 1991 Windows introduced by Microsoft
• 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing
• 1996 O.J. Simpson Trail
• 1999 Columbine Shootings/ Impeachment of
  President Clinton/ Y2K crisis
• 2001 09/11

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Cultural Icons
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Generation Y - Traits

• Whats Next?
• Independent Spenders
• Just Show Up
• Globally Intolerant
• Suspicious
• Health Conscious
• Earn to Spend
• Very Cyber Literate
• Whats Right?
• Do Exactly Whats Asked

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The Universals

• Direction
• Why?
• Goals
• Standards
• Feedback
• Appropriate Consequences
• Skills
• Tools
• To Be Known as Individuals Treated with
  Respect

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Though there are certainly some commonalities
within the generations related to the times in
which they grew up, individuals within each
generation should be viewed as just that
individuals. We need to move past notions such as
all 65-year olds want to retire, or all 20-year
olds are tattooed and pierced.
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