This presentation on managing a multi-generational workplace featured additional tips for manager of next-gen teams.

1. Unite & Ignite:
Bringing Generations Together at Work
Rebecca Ryan
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2. I have you - the National Park
Service - to thank for helping
me get to this place in my
career...
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3. How it all started...
Moose Drool Beer - delicious!
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4. Then it took a turn...
Ranger Rita’s truck had this logo on it...
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5. The inner sanctum...
I’ve been inside...and I can’t tell you what I’ve seen.
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6. I returned his call...
This wasn’t the exact phone, but you get the idea.
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7. I have a
problem.
What is it?
I just lost
my top three
recruits
What
happened?
They all took
jobs for a
competitor...
in Denver
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9. When was your last
“generational moment?”
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10. 4 4 5
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11. Meet the Four Generations at
Work
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12. Silents, b. 1925-1942
Turning 68-85 years old in 2010
Sometimes called “Traditionalists”
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13. “Hank”
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14. Baby Boomers, b. 1943-1960
Turning 50-67 years old in 2010
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15. “Deborah”
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16. The 13th Generation, b. 1961-1981
Turning 29-49 years old in 2010
Sometimes called “Generation X”
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17. “Mark”
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18. Millennials, b. 1982-2001
Turning 9-28 years old in 2010
Sometimes called “Gen Y”
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19. “Christine” & Friends
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20. Four Insights About How the
Next Gen Sees the World
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21. Live First, Work Second
Where I live is as important as where I work.
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22. 30 is the new 20
Adulthood is being pushed back.
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23. Life online is Life
You are who Google says you are
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24. Tech-savvy.
I’m skeptical.
More people under 40 believe they will see
a UFO than receive Social Security.
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25. 5 Do’s and Don’t’s
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26. You (the boss) are the
most important person in
your employees’ lives
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27. Throw away
job
descriptions
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28. People who work in
their strengths are ten
times more productive.
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29. Focus on the work.
(Don’t be a Michael.)
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30. Marti got a reduced work schedule.Stop by my office and ask me how!
Offer special deals
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31. Surprise them by noticing
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32. It’s the element of surprise, not the size of
the award, that really moves people.
- Dr. Hayagreeva Rao, Stanford
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33. Give ‘em a reason
to believe
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34. Bark both ways
(Bonus advice)
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35. Q & A
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36. www.nextgenerationconsulting.com/next
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