1. Overview of Different Generations
Baby Boomers
(1946 – 1964)
The Latchkey Generation
Generation “X” ( )
Millennials
Generation “Y”
( )
Linksters
Generation “Z”
(1995 – present )
J.F. Kennedy Assassinated
World War II
Korean War
The Great depression
VCR was introduced
“I have a dream” speech
Vietnam War
First Super Bowl
Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated
Neil Armstrong landed on the Moon
Microsoft Founded
Personal Computer was introduced
End of the Cold War
Nelson Mandela elected the president of Africa
9/11
IPhone was introduced
The Great Recession
Barack Obama elected 44th President
Michael Jackson died
IPad was introduced
Take a moment, think about the year you were born. Think about the decade before or after you were born. What was happening around that time?
All these events helped frame the perspective of your individual generation. This helped shape who you are today; and, as a result, how you “show up” and engage with others at KYONE.
Activity:
Talk with your colleague/s (groups of 3 or 4 standing).
Ask each group to take 2-3 minutes to discuss how a specific generation might be impacted by some of these experiences that occurred in the world during that particular generation. (If you have a small group, you can assign one generation per group. In a large group setting, simply ask them to select one or two generations in their small group to review and discuss.)
Once concluded, ask participants to take their seats.
Explain that given our numbers of employees largely fall in the first three columns, that we will focus on those three today, but that it is helpful to know that Linksters in 5 years, will also be prevalent in our work force.