That’s all the time I was allotted to present on Generations at the Florida Society of Association Executives meeting last week: 50 minutes. So I had to cut some material, because lately I’ve been doing three-hour trainings on the topic. But hey, I like constraints! It forces some creativity out of me. I knew I [...]
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I’ve been reminded recently that there is still a whole lot of crap out there on generations. Pardon my French, but I would have thought that today, a full six or seven years since the Millennials brought our attention (again) to generational differences (remember the early 90s when Gen X hit the scene?), we’d be [...]
Continue ReadingI was at a gathering of association folks on Monday, and the topic turned to generational differences. I was all excited to share some of the knowledge that I have on that topic (by the way, I have recently priced my Generations book more appropriately as an e-book–$2.49), but it turned out the real issue [...]
Continue ReadingWhen I talk about generational differences, I try to distinguish between the real stuff and the "hype." The hype is always judgmental, typically focuses on the negative, and usually blames a particular generation for being the source of a problem in the workplace. As an example, Millennials are often depicted as being overly "entitled." I [...]
Continue ReadingThis was an insight that I was able to articulate at my recent generational diversity training. As I was going over the four generations in the workplace, I found myself almost feeling a bit guilty about talking too much about the Silent Generation (the oldest in the workforce). The YOUNGEST Silents are in their late [...]
Continue ReadingThanks to everyone at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida for coming out to my "Managing Generations in the Workplace" session. As a reminder, the ebook on generations can be downloaded for free, and the slides are presented below, via slideshare. Managing Generations in the Workplace View more presentations from jamienotter.
Continue ReadingI was in Florida last week testing out a pilot training program on managing generations and conflict in the workplace. It was the first time I really combined these two topics into a training session. It's a lot of material to cover, obviously, and it was a challenge to do it all, even with a [...]
Continue ReadingMaddie Grant tossed out a bit of a weekend blog-grenade on Saturday with a meme targeted at Generation X titled "Have We Sold Out?" Her challenge to me and others she tagged: So go on, tell me my fellow Xers – Have YOU sold out? Have YOU gone mainstream? Or are we still the guerilla army, [...]
Continue ReadingI am feeling generous and have decided to give away my ebook on Generational Diversity in the Workplace for free, at least for a limited time. I wrote the book in 2007. It's about 60 pages and it covers the basics of generational differences and then talks about how to apply this knowledge (getting past [...]
Continue ReadingI was in Germany this week (my first trip ever to that country) to do a presentation on Generations to a group of people who offer counseling services to U.S. military personnel and their families. Like nearly everyone who asks me to speak on generations, they were particularly focused on the younger generation, and in [...]
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Jamie is a Vice President at MSP where he leads the consulting division. 
