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New Generations on the Workfloor: Diversity Challenges and
Opportunities
The Net-Generation:
the dumbest Generation ever
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Amazing talents shaping our future?
Mariëlle van der LeeuwProfessional Women Network Aruba
November 11, 2011
Our civilization is doomed if the unheard actions
of our younger generations areallowed to continue
Mesopotamian Tablet, 2000 BC
So, what is new?
Baby Boomers
After WW IIBuilding up the nation and economyStriving for a ‘good living’
Generation X
Between 1960-1980Freedom (in relations, education and religion)Having choices, pursuing good life
Generation Y
1980-2000Also called the net-generation
Changing Employment Relations:
Three Generations at Work
What is so different about this Generation Y?
The NET generation seen through eyes of the other generations:•Is called the entitlement generation•Used to ‘instant gratification’•Hardest critique on this generation
1. Inability for teamwork2. Motivation problems3. Work ethics4. Unrealistic expectations
(Don Tapscott, 2009)
What is so different about this Generation Y?
Clash of the generations:is not between people as human beings
But between people being an exponent of two different perspectives of
HOW WORK SHOULD WORK
What is so different about this Generation Y?
5 remarkable features of what NET generation appreciate in the workplace
1. Conditions 2. Continuous Learning3. Challenges4. Culture5. Charisma
What is so different about this Generation Y?
Companies should think how to handle this new generation, who strives for •Collaboration•Having fun at work•Flexibility
Employers can embrace the Netgeners,
by tapping into their culture, absorbing their mindset plus the new tools for collaboration
(Don Tapscott, 2009)
Norms of the Net Generation
1. Freedom2. Customization3. Supervision4. Integrity5. Collaboration6. Entertainment7. Speed8. Innovation (Don Tapscott,
2009)
This is what they want, but can they deliver?
Capabilities of the Net Generation
1. Innovative2. Engaged3. Wired differently4. Technology is a given
fact5. Social Media has a new
meaning6. Work is life, and life is
work
Are there no restrictions or ‘dark sides’?
Research shows that meaningful workplaces are measured by the quality of interconnected relations between:
1. Employees and management2. Employees and their job &
company3. Employees and employees
but organizational behavior is usually directed to Profits
before People
Possible solutions: Meaningful Workplaces
Is what they want, what we need?
The changed approach to workand the multitude of generations
in the workplaceasks for common grounds and
understanding
And what if we don’t ?
New Generations on the Workfloor: Diversity Challenges and
Opportunities
Creative Leadership
Room for initiative and real contribution
Challenge and Guide
Mariëlle van der LeeuwProfessional Women Network Aruba
November 11, 2011