Leveraging Your Strengths Leadership Detroit 36 October 9th, 2014

Steve Gravenkemper, Ph.D. Leadership Consultant Contact Information Steve Gravenkemper, Ph.D. Plante & Moran 27400 Northwestern Highway Southfield, MI 48034 (248) 223-3699 Steve.Gravenkemper@plantemoran.com

Buckingham & Clifton’s Premise ….to capitalize on your strengths whatever they may be, and manage around your weaknesses, whatever they may be. Now, Discover Your Strengths: Marcus Buckingham & Donald Clifton

Three Components of Strength Talents Knowledge Skills

Talent Talent is any (naturally) recurring pattern of thoughts, feeling or behavior that can be productively applied.

Examples of Talent Instinctively Curious Competitive Charming Responsible

Knowledge Knowledge consists of facts and lessons learned.

Strengths Finder Profile … is designed to reveal your five strongest themes or talents. These themes may not be strengths yet. They are areas of greatest potential, areas in which you have the best possible chance to cultivate a world-class strength.

Strengths Finder’s Purpose … is not to anoint your strengths, but to find where you have the greatest potential for a strength.

Discussion Exercise 1 Top Five Themes

Strengths Finder 2.0 Applications Discussion Exercise 2 Strengths Finder 2.0 Applications

Leveraging Generational Strengths Five Generations in the Workplace

Increasing Diversity in the Workplace Note to Chad: There is a slide from the initial MBA presentation that we sent to Donna that highlights the desire for promotion by generation. Please insert this slide here. * The take-away is that for Millenials, career advancement is more important than Gen X or the Boomers. I like this because it is counterintuitive.

Generational Differences Traditionalist Boomer Gen X Millennial Y 1927-1945 1946-1964 1965-1981 1982 - 1993 For the first time in history, four generations are working side by side. Different values, experiences, styles, and activities create misunderstandings and frustrations. Today, 70 million Baby Boomers will be eligible for retirement in large numbers. Generation X, a generation with different sensibilities and priorities than Boomers, will assume positions of leadership in schools and districts. When Generations Collide: Who They Are. Why They Clash. How to Solve the Generational Puzzle at Work” Lynne Lancaster and David Stillman

Generational Differences The Baby Boomers thought nothing of getting up at 5 a.m. to work. The younger generation doesn’t think much of it either. Jack Welch

Traditionalists KEY WORDS: LOYALTY & LEGACY Traditionalist 1927-1945 Societal Influences Great Depression Roaring 20s WWI & WWII Korean War GI Bill Characteristics Patriotic – Waste Not Want Not Faith in Institutions Military Influence Authoritarian Leadership Style Don’t complain – Just deal with it KEY WORDS: LOYALTY & LEGACY Value Logic and Discipline  Don’t Like Change Want to Build a Legacy When Generations Collide: Who They Are. Why They Clash. How to Solve the Generational Puzzle at Work” Lynne Lancaster and David Stillman

Boomers KEY WORD: OPTIMIST Boomer Societal Influences Characteristics 1946-1964 Societal Influences Suburbia TV Vietnam Human Rights Music and Libations Characteristics Idealistic Competitive Not easily led – Question authority KEY WORD: OPTIMIST Value Logic and Discipline  Don’t Like Change Want to Build a Legacy When Generations Collide: Who They Are. Why They Clash. How to Solve the Generational Puzzle at Work” Lynne Lancaster and David Stillman

Gen X KEY WORDS: SKEPTICISM Gen X Societal Influences Characteristics 1965-1981 Societal Influences Sesame Street MTV Game Boy PC Divorce Rate Tripled Latch Key Children Characteristics Eclectic Resourceful Self-reliant Distrustful of Institutions Highly Adaptive to Change and Technology KEY WORDS: SKEPTICISM When Generations Collide: Who They Are. Why They Clash. How to Solve the Generational Puzzle at Work” Lynne Lancaster and David Stillman

Millennial – Gen Y KEY WORD: ACCESS Millennial Societal Influences 1982 - 1993 Societal Influences Expanded Technology Natural Disasters Identity Theft Terrorism Characteristics Globally Connected Cyber Literate Personal safety is primary concern Mobile device functions as 5th limb KEY WORD: ACCESS Value Logic and Discipline  Don’t Like Change Want to Build a Legacy When Generations Collide: Who They Are. Why They Clash. How to Solve the Generational Puzzle at Work” Lynne Lancaster and David Stillman

Generational Differences: Activity Traditionalist Boomer Gen X Millennial 1927-1945 1946-1964 1965-1981 1982 - 1993 Work in small groups and perform a SWOT analyses on one of the generations. What are the strengths? What are potential weaknesses? What are the opportunities? What are the threats to this generation? What can you learn from them?

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