1. 1. Work With Me!
   Working Together Across Generations
   Sherri Petro
   2010
   
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   The Objectives
   Define the generations.
   Explore each generation's motivating factors.
   Offer best practices to work better together.
   
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   2010 Generation Mix
   Traditionalists
   Born 1925-45
   65-85 years
   Baby Boomers
   Born 1946-64
   46-64 years
   Generation X
   Born 1965-80
   30-45 years
   Generation Y
   Born 1981-?
   Under 30 years
   
4. 4. The Generational Mix In 2010
   Baby Boomers
   Born 1946 -1964
   46-64 years
   Traditionalists
   Born 1925 -1945
   65-85 years
   Generation X
   Born 1965-1980
   30-45 years
   Generation Y
   Born 1981-200(?)
   Under 30 years
   
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   Clarifying Question
   How Has
   The Generation Mix
   Affected Your Work?
   
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   Affects in the Workplace
   Work priorities
   Company loyalty
   Meeting management
   Change
   Level of respect
   Entitlement
   Training
   Work ethic
   Time sensitivities
   Different communication vehicles
   Retention
   Subscription to technology
   
7. 7. Traditionalists (65-85 years)
   Think S
   Safety
   Security
   Stability
   Structure
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   Traditionalists Work Style
   Respect for authority
   Command and control
   Can be tough for them to use their own judgment
   Why customize?
   Believe in the value of work more than finding personal meaning
   Separation of work and home
   Acknowledged for what they know as well as what they do
   
9. 9. Baby Boomers (46-64)
   Think P
   Prestige
   Power
   Perks
   Process
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    Baby Boomers Work Style
    All about respect
    Self-improvement
    Strong work ethic
    Desire flexibility
    Optimistic and idealistic
    Struggle with work/life balance
    Into symbols of recognition as rewards
    
11. 11. Gen X (30-45)
    Think F
    Flexibility
    Freedom
    Family
    Fun
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    Generation X Work Style
    Job movement
    Money-motivated
    Like to solve their own problems
    Multi-taskers
    Fiercely independent
    Direct communicators versus reading in between the lines
    Informal
    Results-oriented
    Quick study
    Sound byte processing
    Work solo and yet on teams
    Need for external recognition as reward
    
13. 13. Gen Y (under 30)
    Think C
    Cause
    Community
    Creativity
    Connection
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    Generation Y Work Style
    Multi-taskers
    Desire mutual respect
    Ready for collaboration
    Want to make a difference
    Celebrate diversity
    Acknowledgement for being here
    Looking for an experience
    Digital natives
    Work on their own terms
    Think globally
    Have positive expectations
    Want customization
    Desire interactivity
    Express to express -- not impress
    
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    Start with Similarities*
    We receive great reward
    For the work we do
    From the people we work with
    And the belief that we are contributing to society and our current jobs
    We receive great satisfaction from our accomplishments at work
    
    • CCL Emerging Leaders Research by Ross DePinto, 2003
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    Generational Similarities
    We have
    A desire to learn
    A desire to be acknowledged
    A desire to be rewarded
    We want
    To be trusted, valued and respected
    To succeed
    
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    Getting to Results
    Commit to educating and leveraging generational differences.
    Concentrate on similarities as a start.
    Create multi-generational teams
    Employ a student and teacher mindset.
    Enlarge ideas instead of taking sides.
    Create mentoring pairs.
    
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    Communicate Better
    Have informal & scheduled times to brainstorm, update and coach.
    Create healthy conflict resolution guidelines.
    Honor energy, intuition and instincts.
    Agree that getting to the objective is the most important and not necessarily HOW unless unethical.
    
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    Thank You!
    Want To Work With Me! ?
    Sherri Petro
    VPI Strategies
    sherri@vpistrategies.com
    www.vpistrategies.com
    858-583-3097