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Issue #14
Celebrating 4 Generations @Work:
GenY
At no time in our
history have so many and such different generations with such diversity been
asked to work shoulder to shoulder, side by side, cubicle by cubicle.
The once-linear nature of power at work, from older to younger, has been
disrupted by changes in life expectancy and health, as well as changes in
lifestyle and technology.
Understanding
generational differences is critical to making them work for, not against, our
organization. It is essential to creating harmony, mutual respect, and joint
effort in a relentlessly changing world of work. Without this common
understanding and acceptance of our differences, today’s rapid pace of personal
and organizational change too often fosters suspicion, mistrust, isolation, and
debilitating stress.
We are all individuals.
There are countless ways we differ in background, personality, values,
preferences, and style. To make judgments about these differences (i.e., who is
better), is illogical and meaningless. However, exploring generational
diversity can help explain — and bridge — the sometimes-baffling differences
behind our unspoken assumptions and at-odds attitudes.
World events make a lasting impression on
generational groups and shape us in unique ways. This does not automatically
make other generations broken, wrong, stupid, lazy, or something for us to fix.
Instead, look at each individual as a perfect product that accurately portrays
the world that they have seen.
People born near the ends and beginnings of
generations will likely show some evidence of both generations that they
straddle.
A “snapshot”
of Generation Y (born 1980s – 2000)
Caution: Be careful to avoid reinforcing negative stereotypes.
Generational differences are a start, not an end to understanding
Coming soon -
Issue #15
Celebrating 4 Generations @Work: GenX
to archives:
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Issue
#1: |
"Management withholds information." |
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Issue
#2: |
"Performance reviews are a combination of
ultimatum and ambush." |
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Issue
#3: |
"Management only talks the talk and 'teamwork' is
just a word." |
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Issue
#4: |
" It’s a dog-eat-dog
workplace … no one cares about my career." |
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Issue
#5: |
"The model employee works
around the clock and is accessible 24-7." |
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Issue
#6: |
"The
pay in this organization makes no sense at all." |
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Issue #7 |
"This place wants cookie-cutter people doing
dull jobs." |
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Issue #8 |
"Younger workers are all clock-watching
slackers. Older workers are dinosaurs..." |
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Issue #9
Issue #10 |
"The new physics of the workplace."
"How do you spell S-U-C-C-E-S-S?" |
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Issue #11 |
"Today's employees are not easily satisfied
with yesterday's motivators" |
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issue #12 |
"Today's employees have no loyalty" |
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Issue #13 |
"Beyond traditional compensation" |
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