Four Generations in the Workplace An examination of the Four Generations making up today’s workplace with tips, tactics, and best practices for recruiting, retaining, managing, and motivating all four.
Categories: VideosLearn how history is repeating itself with each generation. The future is predictable: Be Ready. (This is a follow up piece to a client mailer.)
Categories: VideosOne of the employee demands that Millennials are bringing to the workforce is known as BYOD, or Bring Your Own Device – the ability to bring their own smartphones, tablets, netbooks, etc., and to utilize workplace networks with them, including for work purposes. Now, a survey of network administrators shows a sharp increase in threats to network security and most of them blame Millennials who BYOD.0000 40% say their systems have been compromised by unauthorized downloads and many blame Millennials, specifically “males between 20 and 35” who have demanded access to workplace networks with their own electronics. Moreover, 80% of… Read More
Categories: Downloadable Media, WorkplaceMany Baby Boomers are working past retirement by starting a second, or “encore,” career. Encore.org reports that 9 million Boomers have already launched their retirement careers. That’s about 10% and well more than the number of Boomers who have reached official retirement age. In their encore careers, Boomers are often looking to do something meaningful or “make a difference.” In that respect, they mirror Millennials who favor jobs that have a purpose or social conscience. Non-profits, education, and community work are obvious choices for meaningful work but Boomers are also finding meaning in starting their own businesses. Leading Edge (older)… Read More
Categories: Baby Boomers, Entrepreneurship, WorkplaceMillennials aren’t buying, at least not big ticket items, according to an Atlantic Monthly analysis that calls them the “The Cheapest Generation.” The number of twenty-somethings who buy cars is off nearly a third from its peak. Even the number of teenagers with a driver’s license is down nearly 30% in the last ten years. Home-buying numbers are similar. The number of people under 35 buying homes is down by 12%. Millennials are a generation short on money, with a heavy debt load and grim job prospects. But, in addition to not having the money for big-ticket items, Millennials don’t… Read More
Categories: Blog, Home OwnershipThe political potential of Millennials has begun to be realized across the globe in the last few years, as they reach adulthood and voting age. In the Middle East, younger generations are seen as largely responsible for the social-media fueled Arab Spring and Green Revolution. In Europe, Millennials affected by the economic crisis have taken to the streets in protest. And in the United States, Millennial voting patterns are seen as responsible, in part, for the outcome of the 2008 election. The shape and degree of their influence going forward has come into sharp focus as the 2012 election nears…. Read More
Categories: Voting BehaviorMultiple generations in the workplace is now a full scale reality for most. Because they are working side by side, CareerBuilder conducted a side-by-side comparison of Older Boomers’ and Millennials’ attitudes at work, finding both similarities and differences: • Both prefer face-to-face communication, Boomers (60%) slightly more than Millennials (55%). Millennials (35%) like email more than Boomers (28%) but both disdain the phone (<12%). • Boomers (62%) are more likely to say you should stay at job for 3 or more years than Millennials (53%). Millennials (47%) believe you should move up once you’ve learned enough. If you do your… Read More
Categories: Baby Boomers, Generations, WorkplaceMany Boomers who are retiring are choosing not to move away or, if they do, they are choosing non-traditional destinations. Increasingly, Boomer retirees are eschewing traditional Sun Belt retirement destinations like Arizona and Florida in favor of closer-to-home destinations in cooler climates like Maine and Washington state. Places like Camden, Maine and Medford, Oregon are now routinely named on “best places to retire” lists. Fewer Boomers are opting for the traditional golf-centered retirement communities in warm climates. “That’s the old view of retirement,” said David Savageau, author of Retirement Places Rated. “And it’s kind of dying out, the desert Southwest… Read More
Categories: Baby Boomers, Generations, WorkThree brief clips showing how we create specific information for our clients using research and demographic data. Clients included here are Mercedes-Benz, USA, Columbus Life Insurance, and RE/MAX.
Categories: VideosTo be effective in sales, one needs to show both likability to the client and get respect from the client. But how the different generations gauge those is the trick.
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