How Gen Y can Mentor Other Generations in the Workplace
So what can Gen Y teach Boomers and Gen X? Technology! *They* are the digital natives. If you’re Gen X, you’re a digital immigrant. If you’re a Boomer, you’re the parent of the digital immigrant, still living in the old country. Gen Y’s were born with technology; they get it. I’m not talking about asking […]
How Gen X Can Mentor Other Generations in the Workplace
So what can Gen X teach Boomers and Millennials? Gen X often has something that both the Boomers and Gen Y lack: focus. I know, I know. Boomers and Gen Y think they’re focused. But if you look at things unsentimentally (which is what Gen X excels at doing), you’ll see that a Boomer’s idea […]
How Boomers can Mentor Other Generations in the Workplace
It’s easy, when someone from another generation is driving you crazy, to overlook the unique contributions she can make. In the next 3 blogs, I’m going to spell out how each generation can mentor another generation, helping you create a cohesive team. So how can Boomers mentor Gen X and Millennials? Baby Boomers are extremely […]
Interacting with Generation Y
In this blog series, I’m discussing how each generation prefers to interact at work, which will help you create a cohesive team. Let’s look at Generation Y today. Gen Y was born with a mouse in their hand. They love what technology can do for them and how it connects them to the world, to […]
Interacting with Generation X
In this blog series, I’m discussing how each generation prefers to interact at work, which will help you create a cohesive team. Let’s look at Generation X today. Gen X grew up between the Baby Boomer face-to-face lifestyle and the Generation Y tech lifestyle. They can be perceived as too independent, too self-focused and too […]
Interacting with Baby Boomers
It’s easy, when someone from another generation is driving you crazy, to overlook the unique contributions she can make. In the next three blogs, I’m going to spell out how each generation prefers to interact, helping you create a cohesive team. Baby Boomers love face to face interactions. They grew up with large groups everywhere, […]
How to Speak so Gen Y Will Listen
In my last blog (see previous post: How to Speak So Gen X Will Listen), I discussed Gen X, the generation that was born between 1965-1980. In this blog, I’m going to discuss what events shaped the Gen Y psyche and what key words to use when talking with them. As a reminder: Who […]
How to Speak so Gen X Will Listen
In my last blog (see previous post: How to Speak So Boomers Will Listen), I discussed the Baby Boomers, the generation that was born between 1946-1964. In this blog, I’m going to discuss what events shaped the Gen X psyche and what key words to use when talking with them. As a reminder: Who […]
How to Speak so Boomers will Listen
In my last blog (see previous post: How to Speak So Each Generation Will Listen), I discussed the Traditionalists, the generation that was born between 1924-1945. In this blog, I’m going to discuss what events shaped the Baby Boomer psyche and what key words to use when talking with them. As a reminder: Who are […]
How to Speak so Each Generation will Listen
When people learn that I work with the different generations in the workplace, I often hear “I can’t talk to THEM. THEY are the problem.” It doesn’t matter if it’s a Baby Boomer talking about a Gen Y, or a Traditionalist talking about a Gen X. They all say the same thing about the other. […]
