According to some people, there is trouble brewing in the American workplace. Another generation is soon to enter the workforce by 2020-2021, and many thousands of Baby Boomers are re-entering the workforce after an unsuccessful retirement, ended by economic pressures. Setback? Or something else? It is said that generational conflict in the workplace is threatening…

We work with a lot of organizations that ask us for our help and guidance in designing and setting up things like a “training room,” or “training center,” or even (if customers are looking for assistance with curriculum development) the specifics of their “training program.” There is evidence of a huge internal problem built into…

Creating a great place to work is becoming more and more important as new generations enter the workforce with new priorities, values and goals for their career. Growth-oriented organizations will need to plan new ways to engage their employees in challenging, creative and worthwhile tasks. In The Great Workplace Revolution, we lay out 12 essential…

Now it’s time for a little straight talk. I am asking you to change the status quo, which is always a challenge. Implementing the Twelve Great Workplace Essential Strategies as outlined in the book is hard work. Taking action is not going to be as easy as doing nothing, and taking action will demand that…

Generation X: These workers are born between 1965 and 1976. More cynical than any of the other four groups, these workers are likely to have little or no initial loyalty to the company they work for. Their primary value is INDEPENDENCE. More than any other modern generation, their world is likely to be built around…

One of the reasons I decided to write this book, ‘The Great Workplace Revolution’, was to combat a major challenge that most workplaces in America are now facing, a challenge that America itself must overcome if it is to remain a global leader in the twenty-first century: the problem of presenteeism. The current benchmark: Absenteeism…

As the economy improves, the competition for the most creative workers (the ones that everybody wants) will become more demanding than ever. These innovative knowledge workers will span five generations and their participation at work will determine the fates of whole companies – and whole industries! Regardless of what is happening in the rest of…

Traditionalists: Typically workers born prior to 1946. These workers – many of whom are working into their seventies and eighties – lived through the Great Depression, World War II, and the Korean War. Traditionalists’ characteristics are linked to their primary values — DEPENDABILITY AND SACRIFICE. They are willing to put aside individual goals and aspirations…

So far, we have learned about Traditionalists, the Baby Boomers, Generation X. and the Millennials. In this article, you’ll meet the youngest of the five great American Workplace generations. Coming soon to a workplace near you . . . . Generation 2020-2021: This highly educated generation, born around or shortly before the year 2000, will…

Baby Boomers: The second-oldest of the five workplace generations, the Baby Boomers are the workers born between 1946 and 1964. This large group includes most of the major decision makers who will be “calling the shots” between now and 2030. Their primary values are to CHALLENGE LIMITS AND QUESTION EVERYTHING. Baby Boomers are willing to…