Starting from alarge number ofbaby
boomers, coupled withthe increasingquality of healthand lifestyle oftoday's society, more and morebaby boomers-now
in itsold age-andstill activeonenteringtheworkforcetoday. Besidesthe morejobsthat areno longertoo much ofphysicallaborand the increasinginterest of the communityin generaltoprovide valuein ajobmaking more
and morethe'up' to enliventhe
world of worktoday..."you're notgettingolder, you're
gettingbetter"...
even beenpredictedthatby 2050, will reachmiddle
age75-78years.
Today'stechnologicalrevolution-computersandinternetin
particular-hasrevolutionizedthe
face ofour society. We allstandon the brink
ofchange, transitiongate...the transitionfromthe oldeconomic
systemintoa new economicsystem, where thespeedhas been akey tothe success
ofindividuals and
organizations.Speedhas become muchmoreimportant thancontent, becausewearedalamgelombangparadigm shift; thatfastthese daysthatcan beatthe slow, the next dayis no longerthe case.LaterWhowill beatthebigfast. 'The futureisnow"no longer fitforasuperdynamiccommunityit is today...weall need todo allthenecessarypreparatorystepsfor the future, right now!Knowledgealone is
no longerenough, becausenoweveryone
shouldhave the knowledgeandimmediately take action, now! Because the'future'thathad surroundedus, it is all around us-with everything that iscompletelymobile, all-wireless,
all demandingconnectivityandmultimedialitas...readyornot, the futureis
comingandstandingin front of usall!
Entering thethirdcentury, we alllike enteringthe
worldof'controlled'
anddominatedby theenergy, communicationsandtransportation...The thirdfactorbecomesthe belle ofthethreecommoditiessought after bymanypeople. Along with thebrunt
of thewaves'future'of this, there wassignificantchangesin
lifestyleandway of workingin the community.
Multigenerational, wherefourgenerationsaretogether inourworkforcediversity, workplacelike ablenderthataccommodatea
variety of'flavors &colors', butstillcomplement each otherand heed theTrust,ethics andrespect
for each other, work
together to find'thehigherpurpose' inworkplace andintheir respective dutiesmultigenerationalFor
the firsttimein history, there are 4generationsat onceactivein the
labor force...actually worktogetherand interactin
the workplace. Each of thesehas aworkforcepoint of
viewandwork ethic, attitudetowardsthe incumbent, workingperspective, characterrelationshipsanddifferentleadership.
Baby Boomers(1945-1965)
Starting from alarge number ofbaby
boomers, coupled withthe increasingquality of healthand lifestyle oftoday's society, more and morebaby boomers-now
in itsold age-andstill activeonenteringtheworkforcetoday. Besidesthe morejobsthat areno longertoo much ofphysicallaborand the increasinginterest of the communityin generaltoprovide valuein ajobmaking more
and morethe'up' to enliventhe
world of worktoday..."you're notgettingolder, you're
gettingbetter"...
even beenpredictedthatby 2050, will reachmiddle
age75-78years.
GenerationX/PostBoomer(1965-1980) Baby Boomergenerationwhichwas followedbya large amount ofgenerationX-this generation isrelatively smallcompared tothe previousgenerationdue tothetendency ofBoomergeneration'workaholic' so 'late' tohave children. Thisgenerationis calledgenerationXbecauseyoungchildrenof this generationare less likely tohave a 'character' ordo not have aspecific'idol hero' ...theydo nothave the'memorabilia' itselfas ahallmark ofhis
generation.This generationtends tobe skepticalanddo notseemto authority,balanced, do not liketo
commit themselves, preferring to rely on ourselves, other than thatthe
characterof leadership inthisgenerationis
definedbycompetence-"... life is tohave fun!"
Uniquecharacterisslightly more influencedbytheir childhoodwherehis parentsspent moretime
workingandlesstimeto spend'quality'
for them...so theytend toplay alone, spending
timealone, in front of thetelevisionand partlyin
front of the'computer' ....Productiveperiodis
characterizedbythegenerationin
which thesupply oflaborinthe mostminimalconditions!
GenerationY/TheNetter(1980-1990)
With the development ofinformation technology andmore advancedcomputers, thisgenerationgrewin aclimatethatis very'thick' with arush ofinformationtechnologyandfast-paced andsophisticated. Theyhaveparentswith thegeneralcharacteris muchdifferent from thecharacter ofthe
baby boomer generation, generations, forming acurious, assertiveandconfident,theyhavehigh self-esteem, always'easy' for thetech-ria, andtoaccept differencesvery well. Leadership
inthisgenerationis determinedbyintelligence.
Theyareanother generationofthe others: they haveall thefittingsto
question, challengeandstatesdo notagreewith alooseattitude, in
short, theyarecriticalthinkers. Whatevertermyouuseto labelthisgeneration, theyare thenewgenerationwhohavestood upagainstandchange theworldas it is now...
GenerationZ...thezippies If theforceis dominatedbythe
hippies60s, 80sandfull-force withtheyuppies, the currentyounggenerationbeing
dominated bythezippies...Theyareyoung urban-
eithermale orfemale-whois currentlyaged15-25
years, theyhave theattitudeorconfidenceoozea verystrong, as well as theambitionsandaspirationsareveryhigh. They'recool, confident andcreative, like challenges, risksandhave nofear,they neverfeel'guilty' to find(a lot) of moneyand spend it.
Believe in theend, notdestiny, open, mobile, and positive...they demanda good
jobandwant to livea'good'.
The diversity ofthe futurelabor
forcemade up ofdiversepeople -gender, racialandethnically
diverse, geographicallydiverse backgrounds, diversephysical limitations- into oneina kind of'blender' ....Butthatstillmarredbyan attitude of
openness, mutual acceptanceandmutual respect.