1. Assistant Principal READY 2017 Dr. Gerri Martín June 2017
Effective
Communication
with
Generations in the Workplace
Assistant Principal READY 2017 Dr. Gerri Martín June 2017

2. “To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.”
Anthony Robbins

3. 3:00 Table Discussion: What do you know?....
Name the 5 generations that are working in our schools.
What years are typically used as the range for each generation?
Write 3-4 adjectives that you would use to describe.
3:00

4. How did we do? Traditionalists Baby Boomers Generation Z/ Boomlets.X
Generation Y or
Millennials
Naming the generations is the easy part. But what do we really know about each and how should that shape our work?

5. Generations working in Schools
ABC School
(NC County, NC 23456)
Traditionalists
???-1946
Baby Boomers
Millennials
Generation X
1965-
1980
Generation Z/
Boomlets
2001+

6. Activity: Boomers: Stand up if born 1946-1964
What does YOLO mean?
What would you do on Tinder if you like someone?
Give an example of why you are so on fleek.
__________________________________________________________
Millennials: Stand up if born
Name all 4 Beatles.
What can “Turn the world on with a smile?”
What show had Aunt Bea?

7. 5:00 Activity: At your table:
In groups: work collaboratively to place each of the slips in your bag on one of the generations where your group believes is the most accurate “fit.”
5:00

8. Let’s see how you did

9. Traditionalist "These are the rules." Born 1922-1945
WWII, Pearl Harbor
Manufacturing developments
Created polio, tuberculosis, tetanus and whooping cough vaccines
Patriotic
Developed U.S. space program
Detail oriented, logical
Defined sense of right and wrong
Seek consistency and uniformity

10. Boomers "Let's talk about the rules." Born 1946-1964
Civil Rights Movement
Women's Movement
Vietnam War
Optimistic, confident
Consensus decision making
Largest living generation

11. Generation X "Break all the rules." Born 1965-1980 Watergate
Three Mile Island
Iranian hostage crisis
Iran Contra
Desktop PCs
First latchkey children
Entrepreneurial
Independent
Produce high-quality end results

12. A Humorous Topic
The Gen X Perspective

13. Generation Y/Millennials
"Redefine the rules."
Born
Cable TV, computers, cell phones, Internet, text messaging
"Do we have a future?"
Columbine High School shootings
September 11, 2001
Close ties to parents
Team players
Accepting of diversity
Resilient
Well educated
Seek change & innovation

14. Generation Y/Millennials
Let’s look at a Millennial’s perspective for a moment:
Millennial's Perspective

15. Workplace Percentages:

16. 5:00 Activity: On your chart paper:
In groups: work collaboratively identify ways in your workplace that you can improve communication with the various generations.
You may wish to bullet your responses or you may prefer to design a graphic representation.
5:00

17. Finally:
We may not have them yet, but what do we know about our Gen Z workers? Let’s look……..

18. Generation Z/ Boomlets
Born after 2001*
In 2006 there were a record number of births in the US and 49% of those born were Hispanic, changing the American melting pot in terms of behavior and culture. The number of births in 2006 far outnumbered the start of the baby boom generation, and they will easily be a larger generation.
Since the early 1700’s the most common last name in the US was ‘__?__’ but not anymore, now it is ______?_______.
There are two age groups right now:
(a) Tweens: Age 8-16 years old.
An estimated 29 million tweens by 2009.
$51 billion is spent by tweens every year with an additional $170 billion spent by their parents and family members directly for them.
(b)Toddler/Elementary school age.
61 percent of children 8-17 have televisions in their rooms.
35 percent have video games.
14 percent have a DVD player.

19. Generation Z/ Boomlets
4 million will have their own cell phones. They have never known a world without computers and cell phones.
Have Eco-fatigue: they are actually tired of hearing about the environment and the many ways we have to save it.
A new generation known as KGOY: kids growing older younger. Companies are suffering because of it, most recognizable is Mattel, the maker of Barbie dolls. In the 1990’s the average age of a child in their target market was 10 years old, and in 2000 it dropped to 3 years old. As children reach the age of four and five, old enough to play on the computer, they become less interested in toys and begin to desire electronics such as cell phones and video games.
They are Savvy consumers and they know what they want and how to get it and they are over saturated with brands.

20. Table Discussion
How do/will you use knowledge of the generations to inform educator support and evaluation?
How can you use this information to promote educator retention in your workplace?
Should LEAs adopt policies related to multigenerational workplace support in schools? What elements would be contained in such a policy?

21. Managing the Workplace

22. Identifying Generations Through Underwear

23. Questions or Comments Dr. Gerri Martín,
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