Sticking points how to get 4 generations working together in the 12 places they come apart
"This is the first time in American history that we have had four different generations working side-by-side in the workplace: the Traditionalists (born before 1945), the Baby Boomers (born 1945-1964), Gen X (born 1965-1980), and the Millennials (born 1981-2001). Haydn Shaw, popular business sp...
| Main Author: | Shaw, Haydn. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Carol Stream, Illinois :
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.,
2013.
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Table of Contents:
- Sticking together or coming apart
- Blue screen of death : the difficulty of leading four generations
- Getting unstuck ; five steps for leading through the twelve generational sticking points
- Introduction: Telling ghost stories
- Traditionalists : keep calm and carry on
- Baby Boomers : do your own thing
- Generation X : get real
- Millennials : Can we fix it? Yes, we can!
- Introduction: Decoding the generations
- Communication
- Decision making
- Dress code
- Feedback
- Fun at work
- Knowledge transfer
- Loyalty
- Meetings
- Policies
- Respect
- Training
- Work ethic
- Sticking together
- Appendix: Frequently asked questions : 1. Aren't generations more alike than they are different? ; 2. Isn't a lot of what gets called "generational differences" just about life stages? ; 3. How widely do the generational generalizations apply to different regions of the United States? ; 4. To what extent do these generational generalizations apply in other countries ; 5. Is this book describing all Millennials or only middle-class Millennials in professional jobs?