Workforce generations: time and space

July 30th, 2009

The four discrete generations now present in the workforce get lots of attention for (and pay lots of attention to!) their differences. All sorts of ways of looking at the differences keep cropping up.

My turn to offer one: time and space.

Why not simplify the differences by bringing them all down to the Traditionalists’, Baby Boomers’, Generation X’s and Millennials’ different perceptions of time and space? Here’s how:

SPACE

Space

And Work…Traditionalists and Boomers [...]

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Engaging employees, no matter their generation

July 28th, 2009

This week, I’m sticking with the generational theme. Almost every workplace has a variety of generations, and a savvy manager is adept at providing reasons and resources to engage all of them.

Yesterday I looked at Generation Y…well, really, I encouraged you to look by visiting 5 social networking sites.

Today let’s give quick distinctions to each of the four generations still at work. As they are different from one another, their reasons and methods of being [...]

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GenerINFORMation, Please!

September 19th, 2008

I promised earlier this week that we’d end the Multi-generational Workforce trilogy with an even dozen suggestions for managers to engage successfully their people, regardless which generations. I will be true to that promise in the next 24 hours.
However, I’ve had 10 e-mails asking me to share some details distinguishing the four gens. So that’s what you get to close the week.

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