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What Other Generations Can Learn from Millennials

Learning from Millennials at Work One of the most common obstacles that I hear from employers is that they find it difficult to connect with Millennials and struggle to help them to “fit in” to the work environment. These struggles … Continue reading →

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Managing Performance of ‘Experienced’ Employees

This week I co-presented a session on strategies for managing an aging workforce with a lawyer at a Bay St. law firm. The discussion centered on both the legal and HR related issues that employers face with an older workforce.  … Continue reading →

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Are Some Generational Identities a Better “Fit” for Your Organization?

Increasingly our clients are facing a challenge with recruiting the “right” employees, retaining high performers and figuring out how best to manage the employees they have on their teams.  The reason this is becoming an issue is that senior leaders … Continue reading →

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Getting to the Top: Right Now!

We hear it in our sessions all the time, and the other day, I heard it on a drama series – ‘the new generation just thinks that they can get to the top very quickly’. This perception of Gen Ys … Continue reading →

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Generational Viewpoints on Vacation: It’s Not a Perk

Vacations and Work-Life Balance It is summer and everyone’s thoughts are on vacation – whether long weekends or booked time-off. In conversation with a client, he mentioned that he had just been on a 2-week vacation. He continued saying that … Continue reading →

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Will they or won’t they? What will Boomers do?

Will Baby Boomers Retire? Or what will they do? For years, demographers, sociologists and workplace experts have been prophesizing many Baby Boomer tidal waves. For example, there will be a tsunami of retirement or a tsunami of family homes being … Continue reading →

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Is it Life-stages or Generational Differences?

Do Different Generations Turn Into Each Other? Recently I was at a session where the age-old question arose. Isn’t what n-gen’s describes as generational values, behaviours and expectations just a function of age? In other words, “when I was 20 … Continue reading →

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Analysing Engagement Surveys: What’s the Generational Perspective?

Engagement Surveys & Generational Cohorts In working with our clients, whether customizing a training workshop or completing a consulting assignment, we often ask to see the organization’s latest engagement survey. If possible, we ask that the data be given to … Continue reading →

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What If We Can’t Ignore Gen Ys Anymore?

Can We Still Discount Gen Ys? Earlier this week, the province of New Brunswick elected the youngest premier in Canadian history. At 32 years old, premier Brian Gallant falls into the Gen Y cohort.  As with any generation, 3-4 years … Continue reading →

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Generational cohorts are who they are, all around the world

What Are Different Generations Like in Different Countries? In a majority of sessions, a participant will ask the question as to relationship between cultures and generations, wondering if the n-gen perspective is North American focused. Does it apply to other … Continue reading →

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