Learning and Generations, Southfield Center for Development

The Generations Generation

Born

Current Population

Prior to 1946

75 Million

Baby Boomers

1946 – 1964

80 Million

Generation X

1965 – 1979

60 Million

Millennials

1980 - 2000

80 Million

 Traditionalists  Traditionalists

 Te !emo"ra#i$ !emo"ra#i$ %i&t' •

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By 2020 – al& te (meri$an )or*&or$e )ill be $om#rised o& Millennials By 2025 – 75+ o& te "lobal )or*&or$e )ill be $om#rised o& Millennials Millennials are #redi$ted #redi$ted to s#end ,245 trillion in 2015

Infuences and Traits Generation  Traditionalist  Traditionalist

Infuences

Traits

May a.e li.ed tro/" tro/" te "reat "reat de#ression  te 3old ar and Pearl arbor

Patrioti$ Patrioti$ oyal ard )or*in" ants to lea.e a le"a$y ait in instit/tions ob-o##in" .ie)ed as disloyal

Baby Boomers

$onomi$ #ros#erity :ietnam ar – a time o& "reat so$ial $an"e and /n$ertainty omen and 3i.il ri"ts mo.ements %e; dr/"s < ro$*-n-roll ro$*-n-roll =no)n as te >me? "eneration Birt $ontrol #ill "a.e )omen more &reedom to #/rs/e $areers

oyalty is to te team not te or"ani@ation or mana"er 3om#etiti.e or*aoli$s or*aoli$s A#timisti$ dentity $losely ali"ned to teir #ro&essions nrest o& te 1960?s "a.e many a sense o& so$ial res#onsibility as tey &o/"t >te establisment?

Generation X

%esame %treet MT: Personal 3om#/ters (!% Gre) /# in omes )ere bot #arents )or*ed !i.or$e in$reased Missin" $ildren on mil* $artons 3ra$* and $o$aine Parents Parents &elt $ildren )ere te most important tin" in teir li&e

$le$ti$ Ceso/r$e&/l Ceso/r$e&/l %el&-reliant %el&-reliant %*e#ti$al o& nstit/tions (da#t )ell nde#endent !on?t li*e a/tority D"/res Per&e$tly a##y to toil a)ay indi.id/ally

Millennials

;#ansion o& te$nolo"y and te media Mi;ed e$onomy 3ildren steered to)ard s/mmer a$ti.ities rater tan Eobs  Terrorism  Terrorism :iolen$e :iolen$e Global $limate $an"e Parents &elt teir

!i.erse Media sa..y 3yberliterate Cealisti$ n.ironmentally n.ironmentally $ons$io/s 3ollaborati.e Many times teir Drst Eob is a&ter "rad/atin" $olle"e ill )or* 60 o/rs a

Personal Characteristics Generation  Traditionalist  Traditionalist

Baby Boomers

Generation X

Millennials

What they Value

Communicatio Deal with n Money

(/tority 3on&ormin" !is$i#line

Cotary Pones Memos n #erson

A#timism Bein" in.ol.ed ndi.id/ality ealt Bein" yo/t&/l %*e#ti$ism onesty  Trans#aren$y  Trans#aren$y Ceso/r$e&/lness nde#enden$e

 To/$-tone  To/$-tone #ones 3all me anytime

3ell #one !on?t $all me a&ter )or*

Bein" real  Te;t  Te;t 3onDden$e Bein" nternet so$ial nte"rity -mail nno.ation %o$ial Media ntertainment

%a.e it Pay 3as B/y no) and #ay later

3a/tio/s 3onser.ati.e %a.e it

arn to s#end

Work Characteristics Generation  Traditionalist  Traditionalist

Work Ethic

eadership !tyle

ard )or* Ces#e$t Ces#e$t !ire$t a/tority 3ommand and %a$riD$e (dere to $ontrol r/les

earnin" Pre#erence %tr/$t/red  Traditional  Traditional $lassroom in* learnin" )it "oals

Baby aby Boome oomers rs

or*a r*aol olii$s $s F$ient 3r/sade $a/ses Personal &/lDllment /estion a/tority

3onsens/al 3olle"ial

ntera$ti.e Gro/# earnin" tro/"   a$ilitation Heed time to #ra$ti$e earnin" adds .al/e

Generati ation X

%el&-reliant ant ants ants str/$t/re < dire$tion %*e#ti$al

.eryone is te same 3allen"e oters (s* )y

l/id /sin" te$nolo"y earn by doin" – "et   in.ol.ed Ma*e learnin" &/n

Millennials

M/lti-tas*in"

3ollaborati.e

Team)or* and

Millennials  Tis "eneration #ossess an int/iti.e int/iti.e sense in /nderstandin" /nderstandin" te$nolo"y d/e to te en.ironment in )i$ tey?.e "ro)n /# – $a#itali@e on it  Tey brin" a m/$ more $reati.e and inno.ati.e a##roa$ a##roa$ to sol.in" sol.in" #roblems #roblems tan any #re.io/s "eneration – listen to )at tey a.e to say  Tey #re&er learnin" tro/" tro/" on-line $o/rses and /sin" te$nolo"y to "ain teir in&ormation in&ormation – #ro.ide tem )it te tools &rom )i$ tey )ill learn  Tey Dnd dire$t $omm/ni$ation $omm/ni$ation less ne$essary ne$essary and #re&er #re&er email or te;tin" te;tin" – so let tem  Tey )or* .ery )ell )ell in a team en.ironment en.ironment – allo) tem te s#a$e to be te te best tey $an be  Tey $elebrate di.ersity di.ersity – )e all so/ld so/ld

The #ollowin" pa"es will o$er you some so me "uidance and insi"ht into mana"in" and moti%atin" these enthusiastic& con'dent& inno%ati%e& multi(taskin"& "oal(oriented indi%iduals)

*ow +est to Coach& Mana"e and Moti%ate Millennials •

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Millennials )ant KinL on te )ole #i$t/re – tey )ant to *no) te s$oo#  Tey )ant to loo* /# to yo/ learn &rom yo/ and re$ei.e daily &eedba$* Plan to s#end a lot o& time tea$in" and $oa$in" tem – tey )ill #ositi.ely res#ond to it  Tey deser.e and e;#e$t yo/r best in.estmen t o& time in teir s/$$ess

n$o/ra"e te Millennial?s sel&-ass/redness K$an-doL attit/de and #ositi.e sel& ima"e  –

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 obs so/ld a.e &airly re"/lar o/rs – b/t oI er Je;ibility )en #ossible Goals so/ld be $learly stated and #ro"ress so/ld be meas/red and assessed !eDne assi"nments and )at s/$$ess loo*s li*e Meetin"s so/ld a.e a"endas and min/tes ta*en &or re&eren$e

 Tey are ready to ta*e on te )orld – el# tem  Teir #arents told tem tey $an do it – and tey $an – so let tem n$o/ra"e don?t s/as tem or $ontain tem – i& tey &ail it?s o*ay – tey )ill try a"ain el# tem be te best tey $an be

 Ta*e  Ta*e ad.anta"e o& te Millennial?s $om&ort $om&o rt le.el )it a team  –

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n$o/ra"e tem to Eoin – tey )ill *ee# yo/ in&ormed and a.e more to oIer in teir role  Tey belie.e a team $an a$$om#lis a$ $om#lis more )it a better o/t$ome Mentor $oa$ and train te millennials not only indi.id/ally b/t also as a team

*ow +est to Coach& Mana"e and Moti%ate Millennials •

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Millennials are /# &or te $allen"e  –

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 Tis is a )ay o& li&e &or tem tem ito/t ito/t m/lti-tas*in" tey )ill be bored – and remember borin" is badN

 Ta*e  Ta*e ad.anta"e o& teir teir le$troni$ $a#abilities $a#abilities  –

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Borin" is badN !on?t bore tem i"nore tem or tri.iali@e teir $ontrib/tion >at?s a##enin" ne;t? is teir mantra – so let tem *no) )at?s ne;t

Millennials are m/lti-tas*ers on a s$ale ne.er seen be&ore  –

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 Tese yo/n" ad/lts a.e a.e ideas and o#inions and don?t don?t ta*e ta*e *indly to a.in" teir teir to/"ts i"nored Cemember tey ad te best listenin" most $ild-$entri$ a/dien$e in istory – teir #arents

 Teir abilities are ama@in" ama@in" in tis area – $a#itali@e $a#itali@e on it (s* tem to /se te te$nolo"y tey?re /sed to &or $omm/ni$atin" – )ere yo/ mi"t a.e sent a memo let tem te;t te te indi.id/al t?s )at tey?re tey?re most $om&ortable )it and te te $omm/ni$ation is instantaneo/s

Ma*e te most o& te Millennial?s aFnity &or & or net)or*in"  –

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 Tey )ant to net)or* aro/nd te te )orld ele$troni$ally – let tem tem  Tey are so/"t so/"t a&ter em#loyees )o are are loyal  Tey )ill al)ays a.e o#inions o#inions tey )ant to sare sare – ear tem o/t

*ow +est to Coach& Mana"e and Moti%ate Millennials •

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Millennials are /sed to $rammin" teir li.es )it m/lti#le a$ti.ities – en$o/ra"e it  Tey )or* ard b/t are not into into te traditional 60 o/r o/r )or* )ee*s deDned by oter "enerations %#endin" time at ome )it &amily and )it &riends are #riorities – and tey so/ld be Balan$e and m/lti#le a$ti.ities are im#ortant to tem – #ay attention to teir e;#e$tations

Pro.ide a &/n em#loyee-$entered em#loyee-$entered )or*#la$e  –

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Millennials )ant to enEoy teir )or* and teir )or*#la$e  Tey )ant to ma*e ma*e &riends at )or*  o/  o/ )ant tem to be la/"in" la/"in" "oin" o/t )it )or* &riends and el#in" #lan te ne;t ne;t team e.ent – i& tey aren?t yo/ may need to )orry el# oter "enerational em#loyees ma*e time &or te Millennials

!e.elo# te )or*#la$e o& yo/r &/t/re – $reate a str/$t/red yet &/n en.ironment and yo/ )ill be b/ildin" te &o/ndation &or a s/#erior or"ani@ation Cemember Cemember not all Millennials may &all into tese "eneral $ara$teri@ations – so be Je;ible in yo/r a##roa$ – #ay attention to t o yo/r a/dien$eN

earnin" !trate"ies #or ,thletes !u""estions to !upport ,ttention& En"a"ement& and -r"ani.ation o# In#ormation •

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Gi.e te atlete sometin" to K)or* )itL Qstress ball ball to s/ee@e O bo/n$e &ootball #en to #lay )it "/m to $e) et$R )ile in&ormation is bein" #resented #resented 3reate standing desks )ere atletes are able to stand )ile absorbin" in&ormation Be $lear abo/t )at is critical information and )at is less im#ortant i"li"t O )rite do)n materials tat are essential .ers/s essential  .ers/s materials tat are supplementary  n.ol.e te atlete as m/$ as #ossible in a$ti.e learnin"' 3all on te atlete Qor let te atlete *no) tat tey )ill be $alled on to ans)er te /estionR !on?t Kset te atlete /#L to try to $at$ tem not #ayin" attention rater let te indi.id/al *no) tat tey )ill $alled /#on to #arti$i#ate #arti$i#ate on Kte tird e;am#leL Tis )ill "et tem to #ay attention to te Drst t)o e;am#les (s* te atlete to #resent a #roblem (s te atlete to debrie& te material and o/t essential notes essential  notes Cater tan as*in" atletes to ta*e notes "i.e tem te notes re/ired  Tis )ill allo) allo) atletes atletes to &o$/s on )at yo/ are sayin" rater tan ta*in" ta*in" notes )ile yo/ are ta*in"  –

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