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Their Behavior, Their Attitude, Their Fraud
By Sherry McCourt, CFE
The Traditional Generation 1922-1945:
They are 66-89 years old.
The Baby Boomers 1946–1964:
They are 47–65 years old.
Generation X 1965–1980:
They are 31-46 years old.
Generation Y 1981–2000:
They are 21-30 years old.
Work hard
Respect authority
Work is an obligation
Interact one on one
Formal in their communications
No news is good news
Motivated by knowing your experience is respected
Work & family are very traditional in nature
Workaholics Crusading causes Questioned authority Work was an exciting adventure Leadership was consensual They love meetings Communications were preferred in person Titles were important They needed to feel needed Work & family was unbalanced
Skeptical Self-reliance Wanted structure and direction Work was a contract Leadership was questioned Entrepreneurs Communication was direct and immediate Wanted feedback Forgot rules and did it their way Work & family was balanced
What’s next Multitasking Goal oriented Work is a means to an end for them Leadership is young and transparent Very team oriented and participative Communication is e-mail and voicemail Meaningful work Want talent around them Work & family is balanced
Gen Y is 3 times the size of Gen X
Weak on interpersonal skills
Very diverse, inclusive, activists, independent
Spending power will exceed $200 billion
Active hands-on learners
Support social causes
Roughly 26% of the population
There has always been a comedy channel
They never got a chance to drink 7-Up Gold, Crystal Pepsi, or Apple Slice
There has always been a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Mike Tyson has always been a contender
There has always been non-stop flights around the world without refueling
Cher hasn’t aged a day
UI
CI
UC
CC
1) Non- Active
2) Selective
3) Marginal
4) Evaluative
5) Active
1) Tell them what you are going to tell them
2) Tell them
3) Tell them what you told them
4) Tell them what to do with the information
Sustainability Flexibility
Collaborative Unconventional
Meaning Learning
Structure Transparency
Teams Mobility
Each generation goes further than the generation preceding it because it stands on the shoulders of that generation. You will have opportunities beyond anything we’ve ever known.
Ronald Reagan
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