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What’s hot in hr : Managing the generation gap. The Generations. This is the first time in Canadian history that we have had four generation working side-by-side in the workplace Veterans (1922-1943) Baby-boomers (1943-1960) Generation X (1960-1980) Generation Y ( millenials ) (1980-2000).
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The Generations • This is the first time in Canadian history that we have had four generation working side-by-side in the workplace • Veterans (1922-1943) • Baby-boomers (1943-1960) • Generation X (1960-1980) • Generation Y (millenials) (1980-2000)
Keys to success • Build good communication between groups • Seeing other ways of doing things as legitimate builds confidence in the whole • Hiring with these generational issues in mind • Team work between generations is possible • Look to the Otters
If you want to know more… • If you want more information on HOW to manage the generation gap see: • The Director’s Guide to Thriving as a Non-Profit Leader (Chapter on Establishing Productive Staff relationships) • http://www.slideshare.net/RachelBurns/Managing-Different-Generations-2