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