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Workshop delivered bu Roxana Mocanu at the 7th International Conference: "Leadership for an Inclusive and Sustainable World" in Berlin, 28 Jan 2011
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Leadership for an Inclusive and Sustainable World!The 7th International Conference!
Berlin, Germany, 27-29 January 2011!
Roxana Mocanu ! 1
Education & the labor market. Europe, 2020
Labor Demand
Labor Offer
Unemployed
Lifelong Learning
Balance
Skills C O M P L E X I T Y
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Generations Up!
1. How do various generations co-exist in the organizations? !
2. How do they learn and work together? !
3. What are the recipe for success ?!
4. Why do generations misunderstand each? !
5. Creating a winning strategy!
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Veterans… Baby Boomers… X… Y… Z"
• Societal trends!
• Traumatic social events!
• Significant change in the economical cycle!
• The influence of leaders and entrepreneurs!
• Demographic shift!
“Youth is wasted on the young” !
(G. B. Shaw)!
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Veterans (1939-1947)!
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Veterans: 11%, over 64 !
• Seek jobs involving authority to make decisions!
• Clarity regarding role, responsibilities, hierarchies!
• Coaching and mentoring, project management!
“Retire? ! Me?! Not likely?”!
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Baby Boomers (1948-1963) !
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Baby Boomers: 30%, 48-63!
• The “presenteeists”!• Work individually!• Social responsibility!• Loyal to current employer!• Know other parts of the
organization, coaching others, customer service skills!
“I want to work for a socially responsible employer.”!
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Gen X (1964-1978)!
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Gen X: 32%, 32-45!
• Flat hierarchies, dispersed working environment, complex reporting structures!
• Work: place to socialize, loyalty towards people rather than organization!
• Know other parts of the organization, leadership skills, customer service skills, project management!
“A bit of team effort over! ʻme, me, meʼ please”!
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Gen Y (1979-1991) !
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Gen Y: 27%, 20-32!
• Part of the team, have fun, make new friends!
• Work: competitiveness + empowerment to get things done!
• Know other parts of the organization, leadership skills, customer service skills, project management!
“I trust what company says implicitly.”!
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Romanian Generations Hallmark!
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Prof. Ana Aslan 1897-1988
Dumitru Prunariu 1957-
Alexandra Nechita 1985-
Nadia Comaneci 1961-
Herta Muller 1957-
A Bridge… Gen Z!
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Adora Svitak
• I am a thirteen-year-old author and teacher. • I live in Redmond, WA. You can find my books, Dancing Fingers and
Flying Fingers, on my website. • I teach every day through school visits and distance learning
mediums such as webcasting and video conferencing. • I use a Promethean Activboard in my teaching. • You can learn more at www.adorasvitak.com.!
• http://www.ted.com/talks/adora_svitak.html!
Why do generations misunderstood each other!
• ?!
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Creating a winning strategy!
• Trust!
• Respect!
• Fun!
• Learn!
• Unlearn!
• Relearn!
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Generations Bridge!
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"A. DEMOS" !I. YOUTH!!II. SOCIETY!
B. ECONOMY I. LABOUR MARKET!! ! !1. OFFER & DEMAND !! ! !2. VOCATIONAL (NEW JOBS) !
II. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT!
C. KNOWLEDGE ! I. EDU-CITIZEN ! II. LIFELONG LEARNING!
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Join our conversation!!
! ! ! !!• Think Tank Contributors!
• Research / Foresight!
• Projects in education!Roxana Mocanu!
Fellow ITOL!Director ITOL CEE!
www.itol.ro!
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