For the first time in history, four distinct age generations are together in the workplace. What are their differences and how does each generation understand the others and their approach to work? General conflicts can cause a loss in productivity, and lower the overall morale, and outlook on teamwork in any business.
The Generations:
Matures - born prior to 1945
Baby Boomers - born between 1946 and 1964
Generation X - born between 1965 and 1980
New Millennials - born after 1980
What are the ways businesses can dramatically reduce workplace conflict and provide managers and supervisors with strategies for dealing with recruiting, retaining, and motivating, using the generational differences in a positive way?
Conduct workshops on communication, and help each generation learn to enjoy their co-workers. Define what trends affect generation change, and help each generation acknowledge their expectations, but to incorporate them into a team.
For Corporations to retain employees regardless of generation should be easy, but it seems to be more difficult than one would think. All four generations have distinct differences and different opinions about how to work and run the day-to-day office. But in the end don't we all want to know that our employers value our work on a daily basis, and that we are making some type of contribution?
Learn the dramatic differences between each generation, and why this has become a problem:
http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/magazine/05ws/generations.htm
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Fascinating! I did not stop to consider that there are four generations in the workforce today. I even taught a cultural diversity class where one of the topics was the Gen Xs, the Gen Ys, and the Millennials, but I did it in the context of classroom learning and teaching.
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