The BasicsI am called...

I was born in...

Approx # in US

Baby Boomers Generation X Millennials

1964 1979 2000

76M 46M 46M

Vietnam Space ShuttleChallengerdisaster

Rise ofsocial media

Kennedyassassination

Fall of BerlinWall

Moon landing Y2K

September11

Civil rightsmovement

Divorce Digital Media

Promise ofthe AmericanDream

Working moms Helicopterparenting

Nuclear family Latchkey kids Everybodygets a trophy

Defining events formy generationwere...

My societalinfluences were...

As I Grew Up

How the World Sees Me

Positive attributessociety hasgiven me...

I am accused ofbeing...

Experimental Independentattitude

Community-minded &Altruistic

Arrogant Apathetic Entitled

Greedy A loner Overly-confident

Workacoholics Cynical Self-absorbed

Innovative Value freedomand autonomy

Connected

Hard working Open tochange

Loyal to job Work to live Play, thenwork

Work comesfirst

Family comesfirst

Friends comefirst

My title My ideas My skills

My priorities

Please respect...

How I See the World

Working With Me

How I want tocommunicate

I like to get thingsdone by...

Come see meor call me

Email or IM me Text me

Meetings Doing it myself Doing it asa team

I tend to focus on... Process Results Involvement

I prefer to berewarded by... Money Time off Praise

Print me a copy Send me a copy I’ll Google itmyself

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Everybody (evvvvrybody) is individualand unique. Yet, there are shared societalexperiences for each generation. Thoseexperiences help shape our assumptions. experiences help shape our assumptions. Treat this information as insight to your work colleagues’ experiences. Apply what is relevant and then build relationships toovercome any gaps.