OI Newsletter: Managing the Multi-Generational Workforce

Managing the Multi-Generational Workforce

June 2010

In this Issue:

• Magical Managers in a Multi-Generational Workplace
• Mentoring in a Multi-Generational Workforce
• Making Soup or Salad: Managing a Multi-Generational Workforce
• Conflict Management: An Elementary Breakdown of this Challenge
• Test Your Generational IQ


Are there generational differences that impact how people perform in the workplace? Are there new management techniques that need to be learned and adapted to effectively manage a multigenerational workforce? Having a spread of perhaps 50 years between the youngest and oldest employee can add a richness of experience and perspectives that has not been encountered before. The articles in this newsletter will provide some insight on how to think about this diversity as well as how to coach your managers in effectively hiring and motivating today's employees.

Sincerely,
Ron Ennis, Ph.D., CMF
Jean Erickson Walker, Ed.D., CMF
Pathways/OI Partners - Portland, OR


Summary:

Magical Managers in a Multi-Generational Workplace

Much is being made today about the four generations currently in today's organizations and their differing managerial styles. Here are four things that many people have in common that a manager can emphasize and build upon. Click here to see full article.




Mentoring in a Multi-Generational Workforce

The concept of mentoring has changed in recent years. There is the potential for a powerful shift in how mentoring is used in the workplace. Here are ways to change up the mentoring in your organization to meet your needs and retain talent. Click here to see full article.


Making Soup or Salad: Managing a Multi-Generational Workforce

Like many of the trendy diversity topics over the past ten years, problem differences between generations may be more conceptual than real. For employers, the key is to hire people with the work characteristics that work for them. Here are tips to build a workforce that flows together, like soup. Click here to see full article.


Conflict Management: An Elementary Breakdown of this Challenge

Conflict management is a skill that can be taught. Successful companies recognize that even the best employee needs training to be an effective manager. These training tips and tools outlined here may help people better understand how respect translates into an overall more productive environment. Click here to see full article.


Test Your Generational IQ
Are generational differences in the workplace really to blame for communication breakdown? Perhaps it's an unwillingness to really get to know one's teammates and/or a lack of true leadership. Take this short quiz for insight into your team's real vs. perceived differences. Click here to see full article.


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