Introduction to Work Force Generations


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Target Audience
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Overview/Description
Why do people seem so different in what they value, how they live, and how they behave at work? The worlds your co-workers grew up in may have been very different. There are four generations interacting in the work world of today: the silent generation, baby boomers, Generation X, and Generation Next. The differences among these four generations can cause major differences in behavior and perspective.

Target Audience
All those who interact with multiple work force generations

Expected Duration (hours)
2.5

Lesson Objectives

The Silent Generation

  • recognize the importance of understanding the silent generation.
  • identify the characteristics of the silent generation.
  • identify strategies to manage the silent generation effectively.
  • differentiate between the myths and the facts about the silent generation.

    • The Baby Boomers

  • recognize the value of understanding the baby boomer generation.
  • identify the chief attributes of baby boomers.
  • differentiate between the characteristics of early-stage and late-stage baby boomers.
  • distinguish between the myths and the facts about baby boomers.

    • Generation X

  • recognize the value of understanding Generation X.
  • identify the characteristics of the Generation X profile.
  • identify work attitudes that are characteristic of Generation X.
  • differentiate between the myths and the facts about Generation X.

    • Generation Next

  • recognize the benefits of learning about Generation Next.
  • identify examples of Generation Next attributes.
  • distinguish among the reactions of different generations to Generation Next.
  • identify the predictions about how Generation Next will affect the work world.

    • Course Number:
    LEAD0231