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PSYCHOLOGICAL
PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUE No. 1851
PERSPECTIVESPERSPECTIVES JAVANAN

Dr. Alan A. PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
Modarressi
Clinical and A SOCIOCULTURAL AND MIND AND BODY OUTLOOK
Neuro-Psychologyst
In this column, we examine the mental health issues in the context
of social, culture, and physiological concerns of the Iranian community

THE IMPACT OF GENERATION Z ON THE WORKPLACE around the world while the eldest
Gen. Z would have been 12-years-
How They Are Changing the Way Things Are Done old during the 2009 recession. So,
they say, yes, I want change. But I
am prepared to work that through
existing structures. Applying this
to a work environment companies
should admit when they get things
wrong and work to fix them.
They want the organization to have
the same values internally and exter-
nally
They also bring change inside-out-
side manner. The notion that a com-
pany should maintain the same val-
ues internally that it presents on the
outside. That influences everything
from how you think about talent
structure, to your public reputation
of the institution.
They executives believe that while
millennials are more confrontation-
al and less willing to accept diverse
points of view, Gen Zers are more
fluid. 76% of the survey’s respon-
dents were religious, but also more
supportive of same-sex marriage
and adoption than millennials.
They’re turning the traditional ap-
prenticeship on its head. One of the
few years ago, the Millenni- where living amongst a War on Ter- Davos, Switzerland, Tracy Francis, biggest differences with Gen Z is
als were the talk of town and ror was the norm, not the exception. McKinsey’s chief marketing officer, their ability to subvert the traditional
the
A topic of many genera- Yet despite living amongst such dark and Katy George, the company’s apprentice-master relationship that
tional studies. Now a days, it is the events in the history of humanity, chief people officer, argued that new employees tend to have with
Generation Z that has captured the the members of Generation Z have among other things, Gen Z employ- older staff members.
interest of the scholars and educa- used these tragedies and horrors as ees are more willing to compromise Younger workers, they say, are “the
tors around the world. The genera- inspiration to change the world. than workers from the preceding most-digitally capable and savvy,”
tion Z has already accomplished a While ther have been many research millennial generation, which sought meaning they can help more estab-
lot in the in Iran with their uprising. and publication on their contribu- to revolutionize the social climate. lished colleagues adapt to new tech-
I will talk more about that in another tion to the world, more recently The They say, Gen Z will work within nologies.
article. Insider publication looked specifi- systems to create change. Perhaps More senior people might teach new
In the Western world they are al- cally at how they affected the way the defining characteristic of Gen Z hires on how to do the job, but the
ready helping bring some major corporatye world does business. The is that, instead of wanting to revolu- young people are apprenticing the
change to the workplace and the generation Z name is given to peo- tionize, Gen Z is comfortable with old on how to embed digital tools in
business. ple born between 1997 and 2012. the idea of change through structure. doing that job. Businesses are seeing
It’s often said, “if you don’t remem- They are helping to fundamentally The millennial generation was like an increasing kind of really interest-
ber 9/11, you’re Gen Z.” Or, may reshape the workplace in three key ‘Let’s blow up all the institutions ing joint-coaching programs.
say Do I remember that day? Sure, ways, two senior executives from and start from scratch’, while the In other words, the old view of ap-
but I was in kindergarten, so does consulting giant McKinsey told In- Gen Z takes a more “pragmatic” ap- prenticeship as an old person show-
it really count? Gen Zs grew up in sider. proach. ing the skills to the young person
a post-recession world. A world At the World Economic Forum in Their parents suffered various crises has been turned on its head.
DANESH FOROUGHI, PH.D. Alan Modarressi, PhD, QME

Licensed Clinical Psychologist, PSY13680 Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Licensed Marriage, Family & Child Psychotherapist, MFC23455 Qualified Medical Evaluator
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