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Generational Diversity
The first page describes some general characteristics of the four generations currently in the workplace. With that as a context, provide your responses to the sections on the second page to gain insight into different generations and to work effectively together.
Traditionalists
(Born 1920 – ’45)
Boomers
(Born 1946 – ’64)
Gen “X’ers”
(Born 1965 – ’80)
Millenials
(Born 1980 – ’95)
Gen Z
(Born 1996 - now)
Depression, WW II Struggle, sacrifice, rations Delayed gratification Nuclear family
Cold war, Moon landing, Woodstock, Sexual revolution
Economic prosperity, Abundance, spending
Fall of Berlin Wall,
MTV, AIDs; Cynical
Grim economic reality
Increase in divorce
War on Terror, School shootings,
Technology, Dot com boom & bust; PlayStation
Post 9 / 11, Recession
1st black US President
Hunger Games, Divergent
Cloud computing, Wikileaks
Global warming, crowd sourcing
Swing, Old standards Elevator music
Rock & roll, Jazz
New age
Techno, punk, Heavy metal, Rap, New wave
Alternative, Hip hop, Pop
“Indie”, Grunge, Classic rock
American Idol, Electro-pop
Justin Bieber, Rap Rock, rap metal
Dedication, sacrifice, hard work, patience, conformity, adherence to rules, respect for authority, duty, social contract
Team orientation, personal growth, health & youthfulness, community engagement
Downsized, disillusioned, broken agreement
Diversity, independence, thinking globally, work/life balance, techno- literacy, informality
Realistic, risk takers, no agreement, Challenge authority
Achievement, innovation, technological aptitude, activism, environmental consciousness
Lack of permanence, multi-taskers, competitive, desire for stimulation
Honesty, collaboration, save not spend, security and stability
Realistic, entrepreneurial, resourceful
Career multi- taskers, pop-up businesses
Inherent value in work
Work to acquire
Work to live
Few boundaries between work & life, work flexibility
Purpose, make a difference
Phone, letters Dictation
Phone, letters Fax, pagers
Cell phones, pagers
Text message, email, Instant Messaging, iphones, facebook
Speed not precision,
2-way streaming (FaceTime, Skype), media bites / consumers of snack media
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