by Jamie Notter | May 13, 2014 | Generational Diversity, Humanize
A generation lasts roughly twenty years. This corresponds to a rough measurement of “life stages” as well (0-19 is youth, 20 to 39 is early adult, 40 to 59 is midlife adult, and 60 to 79 is elder). Not all authors and researchers on generations hold true...
by Jamie Notter | Apr 24, 2014 | Generational Diversity
I participated in a Twitter chat about generations this week, and I will say that I was pleased with the level of the conversation. There wasn’t a lot of hype or “kids these days” statements thrown around, and while people were sensitive to the...
by Jamie Notter | Mar 31, 2014 | Generational Diversity
Every 20 years or so, we get all flustered as a new generation enters the workforce. A few years ago (and continuing today) that was the Millennials, and back in the late 80s and early 90s it was Generation X. When that happens, the topic of generational differences...
by Jamie Notter | Mar 4, 2014 | Culture, Generational Diversity, Managing People
In a recent Switch and Shift blog post, I made the point that communication from the top needs to increase dramatically in this day and age. In fact, it’s less about communicating specific messages from the top, and more about creating a culture of transparency....
by Jamie Notter | Jan 6, 2014 | Generational Diversity, Truth
In fact, they haven’t in a long, long time. This may come as a shock to many, and some of you may forward me links to cool infographics or other blog posts that dispute my claim, so let me explain. I’m talking about sheer numbers of the total U.S....
by Jamie Notter | Dec 6, 2013 | Books and Reading, Generational Diversity, Inclusion and Diversity
I haven’t done a Friday Quote in a while, and today I’m drawing from an ebook that I wrote (gasp) six years ago, on Generational Diversity. I’ve been thinking a lot about generations lately. I’m wondering if it’s time to elevate our...
