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The Generational Divide: Old Farts and Upstarts Instructor: Ellen Waddell

The Generational Divide: Old Farts and Upstarts Instructor: Ellen Waddell. Sounds of the Generations.

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The Generational Divide: Old Farts and Upstarts Instructor: Ellen Waddell

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  1. The Generational Divide: Old Farts and UpstartsInstructor: Ellen Waddell

  2. Sounds of the Generations • Not understanding the sounds of the generations, and the perspectives that are based on life-changing events, can produce stressful, confusing, and frustrating situations in all aspects of our lives, but particularly in group situations. • This is so much more true today when workplaces are diversified along age, race, gender, ethnicity, and culture-at all levels of the organization. • Computerization of our lives has drastically changed the make-up of the work place, especially for our youth.

  3. DEFINING EVENTS 1970s • Oil Embargo • Nixon Resigns • First PCs • Women’s Rights Movement 1980s • Challenger Explosion • Fall of Berlin Wall • John Lennon shot • Reagan elected • Savings and Loan Debacle • California: Loma Prieta earthquake 1990s Desert Storm Oklahoma City bombing Death of Princess Diana Clinton Scandals Internet/PC boom California: Northridge earthquake 2000s Y2K Dot Com rise and fall 911 War on Terrorism War with Iraq 1930s • Great Depression • Election of FDR 1940s • Pearl Harbor • D-Day • VE Day and VI Day • Hiroshima/Nagasaki 1950s • Korean War • TV in every home • McCarthy HCUAA Hearings • Rock n Roll • Salk Polio vaccine introduced 1960s • Vietnam • Kennedy elected • Civil Rights Movement • Kennedy and King assassinations • Moon landing • Woodstock

  4. “They have no work ethic. They’re just a bunch of slackers.” “A hiring bonus! Wet behind the ears and he wants a hiring bonus! At his age, I was just grateful to have a job.” “I have a new role. I will not attend meetings that start after 5 p.m. I have a life.” “He asks me, ‘Do you have an e-mail address?’ I felt like telling him, ‘since you were in diapers, buddy.’” “She wants a ‘career map.’ I don’t even know if there will be a customer relations department this time next year.” If I hear, ‘We tried that in ’87’ one more time, I will scream!” Sounds of the Generations

  5. The Veterans: 1922-1943

  6. The Baby Boomers: 1943-1960

  7. The Generation Xers: 1960-1980

  8. The Nexters: 1980-2000

  9. Cross-Generational Success • To work well with those who have different life experiences from your own, you must understand what motivates them: • Money • Power • Training and experience with influential people • Leisure time • Alternative schedules • Tradition vs. “breaking the mold” • Technology/newest hard and software

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