Icebreaker exercise - Employee Engagement
Engaging the Generations
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Icebreaker exercise
Pair up with someone you don't know, introduce yourselves then discuss: ? What was `hot' when you were in high school. Think
about things like:
? Clothing style ? Movie ? TV show ? Singer or band ? Price of gasoline ? Popular hair style ? Restaurant ? Headlines of the day ? Brand name
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Sample Objectives
? A thorough understanding of all four generations, both similarities and differences
? Critical influences that have contributed to forming each generation
? Work styles, motivations and expectations of each generation in the workplace
? Communication and alignment best practices for each generation
? Ways to leverage social media as a key communication, alignment and engagement driver
? The opportunity to share experiences, interact with peers and have fun in the process
? Action plan for working with the different Generations
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Sample Agenda
8:00 8:45 9:30 9:50 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 1:30 2:20 2:30 3:00 3:20 3:45 3:50
Intros and objectives Deep Dive into Generations Similarities of the Generations Break Recruiting the Generations Communicating with the Generations Lunch Communicating with the Generations (cont) Leading the Generations Break Rewards and Recognition Developing the Generations Retaining the Generations The `Un-named' Generation Review and wrap-up
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The Golden Rule
The Platinum Rule
Deep Dive into the Generations
Treat others as you would have them treat
you
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Treat others as they want to be treated
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Generations Overview
? We have four different generations working side by side in
the workplace
? Traditionalists ? born 1922 ? 1945
Gen Y (24.7%)
Traditionalist (4.7%)
? Baby Boomers ? born 1946 - 1964 ? Generation X ? born 1965 - 1980
Baby Boomer (38.6%)
? Gen Y ? born 1981 ? 1995
? No one generation is better or worse than the other generations
Generation X (32.1%)
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Statistics from Bureau of Labor Statistics (2011)
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Why are we the way we are?
Age 0 ? 7 Conditioning
Age 7 ? 10 Testing
Age 11 - 20 Socialization
Family
Religion
Education
Income
Geography
Television
Media
Friends
Heroes
Events
Interests
Activities
Hobbies
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Getting to Know Each Generation
Traditionalist ? Born 1922 ? 1945
? Conformity ? Stability
? Upward mobility ? Security
? Respects authority
Generation X ? Born 1965 - 1980 ? Free agency and independence
? Street smarts ? E-mail
? Cynicism ? Work/life balance
Boomer ? Born 1946 - 1964 ? Personal and social expression
? Idealistic ? Questions authority
? Materialistic ? Workaholic
Gen Y (aka Millennials) ? Born after 1980
? Hope about the future ? Highly structured ? Instant everything
? Social activism, family centricity ? Demand for diversity
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Getting to Know Each Generation
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Getting to Know Each Generation
Traditionalist ? Born 1922 ? 1945 ? Conformity ? Stability ? Upward mobility ? Security ? Respects authority
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Getting to Know Each Generation
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Getting to Know Each Generation
Boomer ? Born 1946 - 1964 ? Personal and social expression ? Idealistic ? Questions authority ? Materialistic ? Workaholic
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Getting to Know Each Generation
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Getting to Know Each Generation
Generation X ? Born 1965 - 1980 ? Free agency and independence ? Street smarts ? E-mail ? Cynicism ? Work/life balance
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Getting to Know Each Generation
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Getting to Know Each Generation
Gen Y (aka Millennials) ? Born 1981 - 1995 ? Hope about the future ? Highly structured ? Instant everything
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? Demand for diversity
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Getting to Know Each Generation
Traditionalist
Boomer
? Born 1922 ? 1945
? Born 1946 - 1964
? Conformity
? Personal and social expression
? Stability
? Idealistic
? Upward mobility
? Questions authority
? Security
? Materialistic
? Respects authority
? Workaholic
See all information in full slide show
Generation X
Gen Y (aka Millennials)
? Born 1965 - 1980
? Born 1981 - 1995
? Free agency and independence ? Hope about the future
? Street smarts
? Highly structured
? E-mail
? Instant everything
? Cynicism
? Social activism, family centricity
? Work/life balance
? Demand for diversity
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Exercise ? What Generation Are You?
Report to the sign that has your generation on it. You will be assigned another generation to discuss.
Discuss with your group: ? What does the that other generation bring to the
workplace? ? What characteristics do you like about your assigned
generation? ? What drives you crazy about your assigned generation?
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Generations Statistics
Baby Boomers
In the workplace: Now
59.1 million
Traditionalists 7.1 million
Gen X 49.2 million
Gen Y 39.8 million
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