excerpt- participant's guide bridging the generation gap
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Bridging the Generation Gap Participant’s Guide
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De-Mystifying Myths about Millennials
The author of “How Millennials Think, and What To Do About It”, found on
INC.com, contrasts what “other” generations want from a work environment with
what he thinks Millennials want from that same environment. Read through the
table on the next page- do you agree or disagree with his (and other)
assumptions? What is right or wrong about them? Feel free to discuss with those
around you.
(Article can be found at http://www.inc.com/brian-halligan/how-millennials-think-and-what-to-
do-about-it.html )
De-Mystifying Myths about Millennials
Dispelling Myths About Other Generations (Slide19)
Contrary to popular belief…
Traditionalists and Baby Boomers are just as likely to be contributors to web content as Millennials
Traditionalists and Baby Boomers have expressed more interest in generation training in the workplace
than Gen X-ers and Millennials
Do you know of any others?
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Bridging the Generation Gap Participant’s Guide
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Perception and Diversity (Slide 20)
What can Millennials bring to the table?
Workstyle?
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Communication style?
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Ability to market to other Millennials?
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Others?
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How can biased perceptions hinder this?
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