1. Surviving and Thriving in aSurviving and Thriving in a
Multi-GenerationalMulti-Generational
WorldWorld

5. 1922-1944 1945-1964
1965-1979 1980-2000

8. Veterans/Traditionalists:Veterans/Traditionalists: Over 68Over 68
years oldyears old
• Important events included:
– The Great Depression
– WWII
– Disney releases it’s first animated feature (Snow
White)
– The Korean War
– Sputnik went into Orbit
You might be a veteran if…
• You have the ability to entertain yourself without a
TV, in fact you remember the days before TV
• Popular Technology: Radio

15. Baby Boomers:Baby Boomers: 48-67 years old48-67 years old
• Important events included:
– Man walks on the Moon
– Civil Rights
– Woodstock
– Deaths of JFK and Martin Luther King
– Vietnam War begins
You might be a Boomer if you can complete these
sentences…
• When the Beatles first came to the U.S. in early
1964, we all watched them on the ______show
• "Get your kicks, ________________”
• Popular Technology: Television

24. Generation X:Generation X: 33-47 years old33-47 years old
•Important events:
– The Cold War (remember getting under your desk?)
– Challenger Shuttle Explodes on Takeoff
– Berlin Wall Dismantled
– Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe
– U.S. Troops go to Persian Gulf for the 1st
time
– AIDS Identified
You might be a Gen Xer if…
• Schoolhouse Rock played a HUGE part in how you
actually learned the English language.
• Making a mixed tape was how you professed your
love
Popular Technology: Computers

35. Millennials:Millennials: 12-32 years old12-32 years old
• Important Events:
– Death of Princess Diana
– Death of Mother Teresa
– Columbine
– 9/11
– World Center Attacks
– War begins in Iraq for a 2nd
time
You might be a Millennial if…
• Facebook, text messaging, tweeting, and other social
networking sites are a regular part of your daily life
• Popular Technology: The internet, cell phones

45. 94% of Millennials state
they respect older
generations

49. Only 23% of women
under age 34 said older
co-workers "energize
me and bring new ideas
to the table."

50. In a study of 500 women,
70% felt that male
bosses treated them
better than female
bosses did.

51. How Can You Help DifferentHow Can You Help Different
Generations Work TogetherGenerations Work Together
Effectively?Effectively?

52. FOCUS: on the similarities of
the four generations.
We all want to be successful.
We all have hopes and dreams.
We all want to be treated with respect.

53. EveryEvery generation that enters thegeneration that enters the
workforce makes wavesworkforce makes waves!!

54. CHANGE is inevitable!
Boomers and Gen X, you brought change
with you, Millennials are bringing change
with them.

56. LEARNING is critical
Millenniels should not be quick to dismiss the
wisdom and experience of Boomers and
Gen X women.
Boomers and Gen X should not be quick to
dismiss ideas of younger employees.

58. AVOID characterizations
based on age!

62. If you rememberIf you remember
nothing else,nothing else,
remember this…remember this…

69. Jennifer Fisher
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