
Session
From Baby Boomers to Millennials - When Generations Collide at Work (The Good, The Bad, and the Texting)
15:00 02/28/2011
Gracia Ballroom
Session #161
David Fischette
President and Chief Visionary
GO West Events and Multimedia, Westlake Village, CA
This is the first time in history where four generations are in the workforce at the same time. While this is exciting in many ways, it's also challenging! What happens when a Millenial responds to a Baby Boomer's voice mail via text message? How do we encourage productivity while allowing Facebook, Twitter, and IMs in the office? Each generation's perspective is different, not wrong. We will address the challenges, advantages and hilarity of having a truly generationally diverse team.
DELIVERABLES:
• Learn how to identify the fundamental differences between generations.
• Find out how to differentiate between the challenges and opportunities of a multi-generational workforce while fostering productivity, creativity and teamwork.
• Learn ways to better manage the expectations of intergenerational teams regarding work/life balance, performance and overall career goals.
• Discover how to maximize new social media tools and technologies to bridge the generational gap and to prepare a company for long term growth.



