Episode #111 – Marc presents Part 1 of a new short series based on the Career Pivot Multi-generational Workplace Workshop. Description In this episode, Marc lays out the framework for the next episode or two and gives a description of each adult generation in America, and their places in today’s workplace. Key Takeaways: [2:04] Marc […]
Multi-Generational Workplace – Are You Ready? [Updated]
The Multi-Generational Workplace The multi-generational workplace is here and will not be going away! Are you ready? With the vast majority of baby boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) will not be retiring as planned we will likely see many multi-generational workplaces with baby boomers, generation X and Y in the same office or […]
Communication Styles in the Multi-Generational Workplace [Updated]
Generational Communication Style What is your preferred communication style? Would you prefer to: Write someone a letter Talk to someone in person Speak to them on the phone Write an e-mail Text them on your phone Each generation has a preferred communication style that was developed a long time ago! This does not mean that […]
Boomers Working for Millennials: Finding common ground! [Guest Post]
Boomers Working for Millenials If you are a baby boomer, you probably have children that are millennials. Do you network with people your kid’s age? Could you see yourself working for a millennial in the near future? Have you incorporated millennials into your job search network? If you have not, you should, and here is […]
Workplace Communications – Generational Differences
Workplace Communications Workplace communications have changed dramatically in my lifetime. When I started working as a programmer in Chicago in the mid-1970s, I had a phone on my desk. If I wanted to talk to my boss, I would call him and his secretary would often answer his phone. If he was not there, she […]
Diversity in the Workplace – A Different Perspective
Diversity in the Workplace There is more diversity in the workplace now than ever before. I am going to approach diversity from a different perspective. I have been discussing in this series, the workplace today is multi-generational. We are diverse in a variety of ways: How We Communicate Think about it. If you are 65 […]
Workplace of the Future – Defined by Gen Y
Workplace of the Future The workplace of the future will be defined in next 10-15 years by Gen Y. The current workplace was defined by baby boomers and their parents, and not much has changed in the last 40-50 years. Yes, there have been technological changes, but the basic concepts that define a workplace have […]
Baby Boomers, Gen X and Y – Feedback
Baby Boomers, Gen X and Y I have been blogging on Baby Boomers, Gen X and Y in the Mult-Generational Workplace for the last month. Several of these posts have generated a lot of feedback. If you have not already read some of the series, this is a good time to review: Multi-Generational Workplace Series. As […]
Gen X and Y – Like Oil and Water?
Gen X and Y – Do they get along? As a baby boomer, I would assume that an office full of employees from Gen X and Y would work together harmoniously. WOW, is that a bad assumption! Gen X and Y are cut from very different cloth. Gen X Gen X (born 1965-1982) were the […]
