Two weeks ago I wrote a post about an inherent paradox in the conversation about generational differences. The differences we see among generations are both true at the big picture level AND irrelevant at the individual level. Every generation possesses significant diversity and significant “sameness” at the same time. That post was the setup to [...]
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During a Twitter chat last week, I had some back and forth with a couple of people on the topic of generational differences. The conversation was focused on the Humanize book, and the initial question was whether the Millennial generation is more likely to embrace more “human” organizations than previous generations. I do promise another [...]
Continue ReadingThat’s all the time I was allotted to present on Generations at the Florida Society of Association Executives meeting last week: 50 minutes. So I had to cut some material, because lately I’ve been doing three-hour trainings on the topic. But hey, I like constraints! It forces some creativity out of me. I knew I [...]
Continue ReadingI’ve been reminded recently that there is still a whole lot of crap out there on generations. Pardon my French, but I would have thought that today, a full six or seven years since the Millennials brought our attention (again) to generational differences (remember the early 90s when Gen X hit the scene?), we’d be [...]
Continue ReadingI was at a gathering of association folks on Monday, and the topic turned to generational differences. I was all excited to share some of the knowledge that I have on that topic (by the way, I have recently priced my Generations book more appropriately as an e-book–$2.49), but it turned out the real issue [...]
Continue ReadingWhen I talk about generational differences, I try to distinguish between the real stuff and the "hype." The hype is always judgmental, typically focuses on the negative, and usually blames a particular generation for being the source of a problem in the workplace. As an example, Millennials are often depicted as being overly "entitled." I [...]
Continue ReadingThis was an insight that I was able to articulate at my recent generational diversity training. As I was going over the four generations in the workplace, I found myself almost feeling a bit guilty about talking too much about the Silent Generation (the oldest in the workforce). The YOUNGEST Silents are in their late [...]
Continue ReadingThanks to everyone at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida for coming out to my "Managing Generations in the Workplace" session. As a reminder, the ebook on generations can be downloaded for free, and the slides are presented below, via slideshare. Managing Generations in the Workplace View more presentations from jamienotter.
Continue ReadingI was in Florida last week testing out a pilot training program on managing generations and conflict in the workplace. It was the first time I really combined these two topics into a training session. It's a lot of material to cover, obviously, and it was a challenge to do it all, even with a [...]
Continue ReadingMaddie Grant tossed out a bit of a weekend blog-grenade on Saturday with a meme targeted at Generation X titled "Have We Sold Out?" Her challenge to me and others she tagged: So go on, tell me my fellow Xers – Have YOU sold out? Have YOU gone mainstream? Or are we still the guerilla army, [...]
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Jamie is a Vice President at MSP where he leads the consulting division. 
