Monthly Archives: October 2012

The Impact of a Multigenerational Workforce on HR Practices

Your Workforce: Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Gen X and Gen Y If you look around your office today, you will probably see a diverse mix of age ranges working together – from experienced, seasoned employees to young, recent graduates. A young … Continue reading

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Tips for Transferring Knowledge to Younger Employees

Why are some Baby Boomers reluctant to transfer knowledge to Gen X & Gen Y employees? Many organizations report two challenges with knowledge transfer. The first is creating a process or a program by which knowledge transfer is successful and … Continue reading

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The Why Behind Gen Y: Explaining 3 Gen Y Behaviours

Why do Gen Ys give input, when I didn’t even ask for it? Generation Y (1980-2000) or “Gen Y” are being raised mainly by Baby Boomer parents, who have encouraged this generation to share their opinions since they could speak. … Continue reading

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Leading a Multigenerational Project Team

Leading a Multigenerational Project Team Project managers that can create strong, collaborative work environments will achieve more significant project results. Today’s project managers play a role beyond just meeting project deliverables. When leading a project team, your role is also … Continue reading

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Connecting Gen Ys with Baby Boomers Through Formal Mentoring

Building a Mentoring Program to Connect Gen Ys & Baby Boomers In an era where employees are expected to produce more with less, organizations are looking for innovative ways to transfer knowledge, engage employees and support a high performing work … Continue reading

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Engaging All Generations in Workplace Learning

Creating training programs that target and engage multigenerational learners is important for learning & development teams to consider, but it can often be difficult. How can you effectively train employees from all four generations? Historically, learning programs have focused on … Continue reading

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Employee Retention – Keeping your Talent

Keeping Your Talent: Employee Retention As many organizations emerge from the recession, their leaders are concerned with retaining employees, especially high performers. Employee retention impacts bottom line results and therefore it’s critical that leadership teams understand how valuable it is … Continue reading

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Managing Gen Y & Gen X Employees During a Recession

Knowing the best ways to manage a multigenerational workforce is important during periods of growth but it’s especially key during tough economic times. Managing Gen Y, Gen X and a multigenerational team takes dedication, understanding and skill. Here are a … Continue reading

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