The Generations and their Birth Years NAME BIRTH YEARS Builders 1900s mid 1940s Baby Boomers mid 1940s mid 1960s Generation X mid 1960s early 1980s Generation Y ID: 830535
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Slide1
GEN Y
a
nd the
Paradigm Shift
Slide2The Generations and their Birth Years
NAME
BIRTH YEARS
Builders1900’s mid 1940’sBaby Boomersmid 1940’s mid 1960’sGeneration Xmid 1960’s early 1980’sGeneration Yearly 1980’s late 1990’sGeneration Zlate 1990’s
Slide3ACTIVITY
How do you View these Qualities in your own Generation and Others ?
Truth Work Ethic
Learning Self Esteem Loyalty Future Respect Patience Communication
Slide4BUILDERS
(1900’s – mid 1940’s)
Dutiful
FrugalStoicProper
Slide5BABY BOOMERS
(mid 1940’S – mid 1960’s)
Optimism
Career FocussedStylishAssertiveAfraid of Ageing
Slide6GENERATION X
(mid 1960’S – early 1980’s)
Sceptical
CynicalFlexibleCommitted to Friends over FamilyIndependentPragmatic
Slide7GENERATION Y
(early 1980’s – late 1990’s)
High Self Esteem
ConfidentEducatedAmbitiousTolerantTech-savvy
Socially Aware
Slide8GROWING UP IN MY GENERATION
Chester, E 2002,
Employing Generation Why?
Tucker House Books, CO pp14-15TOPICBOOMERSGEN XGEN YTelevisionBonanzaThe SimpsonsSouth ParkWealthI’ll earn itI don’t care that much about it
Gimme, or I’ll take itRole Models
Men of characterMen/women of characterWhat’s character?
Loyalty to EmployerI’ll work my way to the top
This could lead to the topIf I can’t take Saturday off, I quit
Justice
Always prevails
Usually prevails
Can be bought
Education
Tell me
what
to do
Show me
how
to do it
Tell me
why
I have to do it
Personal Debt
Only if I have it
If I really want something
How much can I get?
Change
Dislike
Accept
Demand
Technology
Ignorant of
Comfortable with
Masters of
Communication
Via parent’s landline
Via personal mobile
Mobile
phone, email, Facebook….
Slide9GENERATION Z
(late 1990’S → )
Tech Savvy
Prematurely MaturePamperedEmpoweredProtectedRisk Averse
Slide109 AREAS OF PARADIGM RIFT
COMMUNICATION
The Balcony Scene from
Romeo and Juliet:Romeo: R u awake? Want 2 chat?Juliet: O Rom Where4 art thou?Romeo: Outside ur windowJuliet: Stlkr!Romeo: Had to come Feeling jiggyJuliet: B careful My rents h8 uRomeo: Tell me bout it Wot bout u?Juliet: Im up 4 marriage if u r Wot bout u?Romeo: No Yes No Oh dsnt matr 2moro@9?
Juliet: Luv U xxxxRomeo: CU then
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