1. IMPACTS OF GENERATIONAL
SHIFTS IN THE WORKFORCE
Presenters:
DeAnthony Heart
Cozy Bailey
Tamal Burise
Chasidy Perrin
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2. Video Showing Challenges of
Millennials
Simon Sinek on Millennials in the Workplace
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3. Overview of Generations
Source: Generational Marketing, December, 11 2014
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4. Why Should We Care?
Source: HubPages - Motivating, Managing, Retaining Generation X and Gen Y, Z Employees: Updated on November 14, 2016
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5. Generation Workforce Perception
XYZ: How Generation Affects Employee Engagement – Amanda Shore, September 14, 2015, Herd Wisdom
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9. Millennial Attitudes Towards Career
Reference: The 2016 Deloitte Millennial Survey
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10. Millennial Engagement
Reference: Gallup, How Millennials Want to Work and Live (2016)
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11. Millennial Engagement
• Encourage mentorship
• Have purpose beyond profit
• Provide developmental opportunities
• Foster open communication
• Build an inclusive work culture
• Create the “perfect” job, environment
Reference: The 2016 Deloitte Millennial Survey
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12. The “Perfect” Millennial Job
Reference: The 2016 Deloitte Millennial Survey
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13. Dilemmas Faced by Future
Generations
• Readiness – there are gaps in terms of
capabilities of younger employees and their
readiness to enter the workforce
– Of 16.5 million students in grade 9 to 12, 33%
estimated to graduate, and 2.3% expected to
go into accounting and business consulting
• Experienced Talent
– Every year for the next 30 years, there will be
fewer young people to replace retiring workers
Reference Deloitte LLC report, Decoding Generational Differences, 2008
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14. Dilemmas Faced by Future
Generations
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15. Generational Divides Between
Millennials and Other Generations
Technology
• Unprecedented and embedded use of technology in day-to-day
life (Digital Natives vs. Digital Immigrants)
• “New technology is not just a toy, but the basis of how we live”
Attitude Towards Business
• Skeptical towards corporations
• “Organizations are not human too”
Consumer Attitude Mindset
• Place a value on convenience and expect high standard of service
• “Microwavable solutions”
Reference: from Deloitte LLC report, Decoding Generational Differences, 2008
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16. The Good News…
Millennial perspectives of government
is better than other generations
– 62% of millennials believe a strong Federal
government is necessary to solve problems
(compared to 46% of non-millennials)
– 44% of millennials voice confidence in the
ability of Federal government to solve
problems (14 points higher than older
generations)
Taken from Center for American Progress report, Doing What Works, July 2010
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17. Relevant “Facts”…
• The Millennial generation is better educated and more diverse
than any other generation in U.S. history. ($1 trillion in student
debt – Bloomberg)
• Millennials place high value on “work-life balance”.
• The top ideal employers of currently employed Millennials are
Google, Apple, Facebook, the U.S. State Department, and
Disney. Five of the top 15 most ideal employers are government
agencies (State Dept., FBI, CIA, NASA, and Peace Corps).
• Members of Gen Y are believed to be the most tech-savvy (78%
of respondents agree) who know how to use social media to
leverage opportunities (70% of respondents agree).
• 35 % of employed Millennials have started their own business
on the side to supplement income
Taken from Center for American Progress report, Doing What Works, July 2010
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18. Game Time
Rules
– We pose a question, if you believe the
answer to the question is yes you move to
the right side (our left) and vice versa
– We will ask a few people to shed light on
to why they believe the answer to the
question is either yes or no
Let’s Begin!
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19. Question 1
Do you believe technology makes
life more complex?
NO YES
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20. Question 2
Are there differences in how each
generation perceives compensation?
NO YES
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21. Question 3
Should organizations have training for
employees to generate a common
understanding of the varying generations
in the workforce?
NO YES
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How the generations view each other in the workforce
Boomers views of I have tenure and the experience, lets talk in person and not over IM or email
With Gen X we see Boomers not sharing information due to job security
The views or perceptions of Millennials is that if they are not getting a far shake they will find another job
Closing Approach – Everyone in this audience has there our own perception on how we view each generations; even our own
Slides shows the different ages range of how
Can anyone name all the social media icons?
Different age ranges use social media differently with wide array of applications. Your job has applications to stay connected; email, Skype, Blackberry (as they are making a comeback)
LinkedIn, Bank, News, Open Table, Fitness, Shopping, Games, Parking, Travel or Ride service
Closing Approach – We all view social media in a good or negative way. There is just more at our finger tips than just answer and end a call now.
Closing approach - As you have seen the different perceptions on how Generations are different with technology and social media the career goals are almost similar based from this survey
Source needs to be added
65% of Millennials say losing their phone or computer would have a greater negative impact on their daily routine than losing their car. - Zipcar
