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GENERATIONAL DIVERSITY  IN THE WORKPLACE SOPHIA GUEVARA AND SHARON TUBAY University of Detroit Mercy | 8.21.09 The Matures, Boomers, Generation X and Y
Learning Objectives ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What is Diversity?
Diversity ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Generational Diversity ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
A Closer Look: The Matures, Boomers, X and Y
Confronting the Stereotype
Snapshot: The Matures ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Smith and Clurman.  Rocking the Ages: The Yankelovich Report on Generational Marketing.  BLS.GOV.  Labor force projections to 2012: the graying of the U.S. workforce.  Retrieved online August 1, 2009 from:  http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/02/art3exc.htm
Understanding the Matures ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Limited Interaction Among Generations in the Workplace Identified as Key Indicator of Coming Skilled Worker Crisis.  May 2008.  Retrieved online on August 1, 2009 from:  http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080527005042&newsLang=en
The Matures - Stereotypes  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Dittmann, Melissa.  Generational Differences at Work.  Monitor on Psychology , V. 36, No.6.  Retrieved online on August 16, 2009 from:  http://www.apa.org/monitor/jun05/generational.html
Snapshot: The Boomers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Understanding the Boomers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Limited Interaction Among Generations in the Workplace Identified as Key Indicator of Coming Skilled Worker Crisis.  May 2008.  Retrieved online on August 1, 2009 from:  http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080527005042&newsLang=en
The Boomers - Stereotypes  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Dittmann, Melissa.  Generational Differences at Work.  Monitor on Psychology , V. 36, No.6.  Retrieved online on August 16, 2009 from:  http://www.apa.org/monitor/jun05/generational.html
Snapshot: Generation X ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Understanding Generation X ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Limited Interaction Among Generations in the Workplace Identified as Key Indicator of Coming Skilled Worker Crisis.  May 2008.  Retrieved online on August 1, 2009 from:  http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080527005042&newsLang=en
Generation X - Stereotype  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Dittmann, Melissa.  Generational Differences at Work.  Monitor on Psychology , V. 36, No.6.  Retrieved online on August 16, 2009 from:  http://www.apa.org/monitor/jun05/generational.html
Snapshot: Generation Y (Millennials) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Understanding Generation Y ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Limited Interaction Among Generations in the Workplace Identified as Key Indicator of Coming Skilled Worker Crisis.  May 2008.  Retrieved online on August 1, 2009 from:  http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080527005042&newsLang=en
Generation Y - Stereotype  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Dittmann, Melissa.  Generational Differences at Work.  Monitor on Psychology , V. 36, No.6.  Retrieved online on August 16, 2009 from:  http://www.apa.org/monitor/jun05/generational.html
Working Together in the Information Workplace: Tips for Success
Connect with your colleagues ,[object Object]
Understand different work habits ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Understand Motives and Values ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Share what you know ,[object Object],[object Object]
You and the multigenerational workplace
Generations and preferences ,[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The Gray Ceiling
Understanding Gray Ceiling Factors ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
How do you see yourself? ,[object Object]
[object Object],One Thing is Clear:
“ Isms” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Useful Tools
Useful Tools ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Useful Tools (cont) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Conclusion ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Questions?

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  8. Coupland’s novel popularized the term Generation X
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  10. http://time-blog.com/work_in_progress/slacker%20cover.jpg http://zephyr.unr.edu/outpost/specials/genx.overvw2.html April 2009, Chain Leader “Talkin ‘bout the Generations
  11. http://www.hrcapitalist.com/images/2007/06/13/gen_y.jpg http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/11/06/twentysomething-the-rising-rift-between-gen-x-and-gen-y/
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