Posts Tagged Gen-X

• #NEXTCHAT: Creating Generational Engagement with Reverse Mentoring

  by Ross Smith and Prem Kumar

  “Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.” – George Orwell When your alarm goes off each morning, and you roll out of bed to schlep off to work, you…

  May 9, 2012  |  in Trends

• Cross Generational Engagement (Part 5)

  by Ross Smith

  Note: This series is based on the paper  My Generation.  Generational and life-stage issues affect us both consciously and subconsciously every single day. A survey by Lee and Hecht Harrison tells us that “70% of older employees are dismissive of younger workers’ abilities and nearly…

  May 2, 2012  |  in Workforce

• Four Generations of Workers in the 21st Century (Part 1)

  by Ross Smith

  Note: This series is based on the paper My Generation. Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.  - George Orwell For perhaps the first time in recorded history,…

  November 17, 2011  |  in Workforce

• Gen Y: Employers Get Low Marks for Benefits Communications

  by SHRM Staff

  Generation Y is taking over the world and the workplace—and employers who want to attract, engage and retain this huge workforce need to understand its preferences and communication styles, especially when it comes to workplace benefits. That’s the finding of a white paper by Colonial Life …

  September 29, 2011  |  in Workplace

• Generation X Fails to Match Their Parents’ Living Standards

  by SHRM Staff

  Men in cohort are 36% more likely than Boomers to be out-earned by their spousesDespite being the smallest U.S. generation (46 million), Generation X might be “the most critical generation of all” for employers, according to a study by the nonprofit Center for Work-Life Policy. Generation X…

  September 28, 2011  |  in Workforce

• SHRM Poll: Intergenerational Conflict in the Workplace

  by SHRM Staff

  Is intergenerational conflict a problem in organizations? About one-quarter of HR professionals reported substantial levels of intergenerational conflict within their organizations, whereas the same proportion reported that intergenerational conflict was not at all a problem. The top concerns raised by people managers about younger workers were inappropriate dress (55%) and poor…

  September 27, 2011  |  in Workforce

• Report: Social Media Can Disorient Employees

  by Kathy Gurchiek

  Many employees are caught in a communications vortex as they struggle to keep up with their e-mail and monitor social media, according to a new report, The New New Inbox—How E-mail and Social Media Changed Our Lives. The effect of all these channels of communication&mdash…

  July 29, 2011  |  in Workplace