Of the numerous speakers the expo team had to decide upon to fill the limited speaking slots for the day, I am not surprised the generations topic was chosen. I wish I could say the topic was selected because I am known as such a dynamic speaker but there were other reasons. The truth is, companies are looking for answers to deal with the unprecedented reality in America today about how to address the issue of having four generations working side by side in the workforce. Talk about a powder keg and the potential for conflict and misunderstanding!
In future posts I plan to talk about this topic in greater detail to hopefully equip you with some tools to help navigate the potential pitfalls when dealing with these four generations. I also plan to give you some tips and techniques from other experts as well to help you see there is a great opportunity to improve team morale and productivity by talking about this issue with your team. More on this to come in the near future...
Just to help set the stage for what the four generations include, there are The Traditionalists, born between 1922-1945, The Baby Boomers, born between 1946-1964, Generation X, born between 1965-1980, and The Millennials, born between 1981-2000. What do you know about them? Stay tuned and we'll share some interesting insights and stories that should help eliminate many of the stresses management faces when dealing with a combination of the four generations.
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