Generation Y

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

What I have found interesting is how they relate in business.

Baby Boomers - Their strength is their work ethic and being dynamic communicators. Nobody could string endless 12+ hour work days together like them. Gen X saw this, Gen Y not so much. Let's face it, they are old and crusty now and have other obligations. They also spent their entire career face to face so they truly are the masters of communication. Their weakness their inability to use technology and seeing others as being unworthy as they never had the same work ethic.
Gen X - Their strength is their flexibility. They can relate to baby boomers as easily as the Gen Y. They have good work ethic and understand technology. They also tend to be decent communicators as many of them have not spent their whole life behind a screen. I think their only real weakness is a huge defiance and distrust of authority. Lots of black marks on those baby boomers resumes.
Gen Y -Multi-tasking giants that are more intelligent whether anyone wants to admit it or not. The way they process information and produce never ceases to amaze me. Lack of communication and refusal to conform in that area is their weakness. They see BBers as dinosaurs and that may be true but the old man holds the keys to the kingdom in many cases and can make them made men early on in life and help them with their communication skills if they were not so set in proving they are right and wanting to reinvent the wheel all the time.

My 2 cents.

I'm Gen XY Cusp, by the way. Gen Y gets a bad rep, but the truth is the workplace has slowly evolved to their needs. They don't want to stay in the same job their entire life, which is a good and bad thing (I think it's a very good thing, but that's my bias). Second, people think they have a bad work ethic because they don't want to be in the office. Gen Y understands that good business can get done remotely, that you can work 8 to 5 in the office then crank out a few hours at night versus staying 8 to 8. And Gen Y is open to using new tech in ways that BBs are too slow to adopt. Gen X and Y come from a more open age where leadership skills are taught as equally important to soft skills. They also have to be frustrated because the world is going digital, and BBs are getting in the way in many cases to real progress being made to shift companies there. In some cases, they openly resist.

Their blind spots (other than already mentioned) are that they'll be harder and more needy to retain in your work force. They multitask, so they have very short attention spans. They seem a lot less prepared for basic life and social skills, and they grew up in a world where it's common to talk to people over the computer instead of hearing a voice or seeing a face.

I think the big ten difference is clearly technology. The world has changed extremely fast with the adoption of mobile and internet. So drastic that the gap between BBs and Gen Ys is so stark. I bet you see a difference mentality from Gen Ys as leadership gets younger.

[BIG_DADDY]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

I'm Gen XY Cusp, by the way. Gen Y gets a bad rep, but the truth is the workplace has slowly evolved to their needs. They don't want to stay in the same job their entire life, which is a good and bad thing (I think it's a very good thing, but that's my bias). Second, people think they have a bad work ethic because they don't want to be in the office. Gen Y understands that good business can get done remotely, that you can work 8 to 5 in the office then crank out a few hours at night versus staying 8 to 8. And Gen Y is open to using new tech in ways that BBs are too slow to adopt. Gen X and Y come from a more open age where leadership skills are taught as equally important to soft skills. They also have to be frustrated because the world is going digital, and BBs are getting in the way in many cases to real progress being made to shift companies there. In some cases, they openly resist.



Their blind spots (other than already mentioned) are that they'll be harder and more needy to retain in your work force. They multitask, so they have very short attention spans. They seem a lot less prepared for basic life and social skills, and they grew up in a world where it's common to talk to people over the computer instead of hearing a voice or seeing a face.



I think the big ten difference is clearly technology. The world has changed extremely fast with the adoption of mobile and internet. So drastic that the gap between BBs and Gen Ys is so stark. I bet you see a difference mentality from Gen Ys as leadership gets younger.

Gen Y fascinates me, they really do. The ability of those people to self-analyze their own generation at that age shows how bright they really are. Those who are able to adapt from any generation will be the ones who thrive. For Gen Y it will be the ones with a dynamic communication set with a strong desire to compete. Smart guys who just want a job are a dime a dozen.

[burt]

Meh...people are people.....

[ct]

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

Gen Y fascinates me, they really do. The ability of those people to self-analyze their own generation at that age shows how bright they really are. Those who are able to adapt from any generation will be the ones who thrive. For Gen Y it will be the ones with a dynamic communication set with a strong desire to compete. Smart guys who just want a job are a dime a dozen.

Apply that as a machine learning concept and it gets even more interesting.

The matrix is real people...