Generational Differences

Workshop:  Generational Differences -

                    Five Generations -- Worlds Apart on Perspective, Values, Priorities, and Lifestyle

• Overview:

Participants will learn about the current four living adult generations (Matures, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z) and understand how they are very significantly different regarding their perspectives, values, priorities, lifestyles, and use of technology. By recognizing those differences, participants will learn how to appreciate and work with people of different generations, and thus improving their career success, interpersonal, and conflict management skills.

• Learning Outcomes:

Participants will be able to:

• Identify and describe the five primary adult generations living today.

• Identify the generation to which they relate the most.

• ​Define the differences between the five primary generations' world view

• Describe the differences between the five primary generations' Values

• Describe the differences between the five primary generations' Priorities

• Describe the differences between the five primary generations' Lifestyles

• Describe the differences between the five primary generations' Use of Technology

• Identify how generational differences affect career, interpersonal relationships, and conflict management

• Workshop Presenter:

  • Kathleen E. High, M.Ed., CCSP FCD-I

• Downloads:

  • City of Chino Hills

    • PowerPoint File

    • Workshop Handout

    • Information Flyer

•  Handout Provided at the Workshop:

  • Article: "Price of Saying 'No' at Work"

  • Generational Values​

  • True Self

  • Success
    

• Additional In-House Handouts:

  • Know Your Audience

• Related External Resources:

• Census Bureau - Population databases

  1. Bureau of Labor Statistics

  2. New Strategist Press

  3. Pew Research

• Related External Videos:

• Video: Generations X, Y, and Z: Which One Are You? (Generational Differences)

  1. Generational Differences  - YouTube Video​

  2. Technology is Replacing Jobs (Slope of the Curve)

  3. "Did You Know" (Shift Happens)

  4. The Entitlement Creed

  5. Most millennials fearful of future, polling shows

  6. Paternity Leave Debate

  7. TED Talks - Grit

  8. Census Bureau - Population databases

  9. "Dear Elders, I'm Sorry"

  10. Music group "Pentatonix" singing Lennon's "Imagine" a good representation of the Millennial  generation

  11. Reminiscing on the 'good old days' - "Grandpa" by The Judds

  12. Elder Generation Lectures Younger Generation - "Dragnet"
      

  13. Humor based on stereotypes:

      • Kevin Bacon Explains the 80s to Millennials

      • Millennial vs Baby Boomer Job Interview

• Related Articles:

• ​Pew Research: "On the Cusp of Adulthood and Facing an Uncertain Future: What We Know About Gen Z So Far"

  1. The Evolving American Dream: Why Millennials Aren't Buying Cars

  2. Learning the Millennial Way

  3. Navigating the Inter-generational Workforce

  4. Managing People from 5 Generations

  5. The Legacy of Boomers to Millennials

  6. Generation Z and the Role of the Career Development Professional in the Workplace

  7. Defining generations: Where Millennials end and post-Millennials begin

  8. Early Benchmarks Show ‘Post-Millennials’ on Track to Be Most Diverse, Best-Educated Generation Yet

  9. Investor's Guide to Gen Z: Weed, Social Justice, and Kylie Jenner

• Related Books:

• American Generations: Who They Are and How They Live

  1. Generations: Bridging the Gap with Type

  2. The Purpose Economy: How Your Desire for Impact, Personal Growth, and Community is Changing the World

• Teaching Digital Natives: Partnering for Real Learning 

  1. The Cultural Nature of Human Development

  2. One Church Four Generations: Understanding And Reaching All Ages In Your Church

  3. The Good Citizen; How a Younger Generation Is Reshaping American Politics; Second Edition

  4. The Career Fitness Program (college textbook for career planning classes which discusses generational differences)

• Related Movies that Highlight Generational Differences

  • Late Night

  • The Intern

• The Internship

  1. The Butler

  2. Parental Guidance

  3. Gran Torino

  4. Baby Boom

• Related Handouts:

• True Self

• Culture, Education & Unspoken Expectations

• Generational Values

• Hidden Rules

• Boundaries

• Rapidly-Changing World

• Reaching Career Goals

• Success

• Organizational Cultural Fit

• Understanding Labor Market Trends