Why is Loyalty to Authority and to our Government an Overall Theme for the Traditional Generation?

IF YOU WERE IN DESPERATE STRAIGHTS AND HAD SOMEONE COME TO YOUR RESCUE, WOULDN’T YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY?  YOU BET YOU WOULD!

I always wondered, living with a very proper U of A professor, and genuinely nice mother what the deal was when they just wouldn’t correct the doctor, the store manager, or anyone else in authority that was wrong or taking advantage of them.  Worse yet, it absolutely drove me crazy that they wouldn’t allow me to confront the assisted living home that was holding them hostage in the physical therapy end of the property and $2,000 more, when…

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The Value of the Traditional Generation

DON’T PUT THE TRADITIONAL GENERATION OUT TO PASTURE – INSTEAD MAKE THEM  MENTORS OF  GENERATION Y, THE MILLENNIALS!

So what is the purpose in understanding the generations when it comes to business?  Let me show you.  You see, the way the Traditional Generation grew up they are:

 

 

Practical

 Logical

Dedicated

Prefer to work in a stable environment

Would rather save than spend

Now, who wouldn’t want that on their staff?  In fact, their values guide them to sacrifice for the greater good, so if they perceive this to be your company, they’ll be loyal, faithful, dedicated, and respectful to the end.  Above all else, they want to…

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As a Business Coach I Want to Provide a Fresh Perspective of the Baby Boom Generation to Decrease Any Frustration From Misconseptions

In order to be effective leaders and collaborators with the boomer generation, we have to discern what made them who they distinctively are, in comparison with the other generations!

The Baby Boomer Generation 1946-1964 (18 yrs.)78 million strong

(The “Me” Generation)  Optimistic and Competitive, “The: “Question Authority” Generation  – we were to change the world (According to our parents that is!)

PEOPLE  who shaped the culture of this generation:

John F Kennedy                   Martin Luther King       Star Trek

Richard Milhous Nixon    The Beetles                        Elvis

Barbara Streisand                Partridge Family             Janis Joplin

The Rolling Stones              Captain Kangaroo          Dr. Spock (children)

Father Knows Best              “Deep Throat”                  Gloria Steinem

PLACES that shaped the culture of…

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As a Business Coach, I’m Always Looking for GREAT Content For My Readers! Follow This Infographic and be Inspired!

Deviating From Our Generations in the Workplace Series, I Just Couldn’t Pass This Great Offer to Post on My Blog.

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Are You Ready? Ready for the Greatest Exodus of Intellectual Capital Ever to Leave Companies Nation-Wide?

The Baby Boom Generation Continues Their Mass Retirement. Baby Boomers (those born between 1946 – 1964)

The first baby boomer to turn 60 took place in 2006.  Every day since, 11,000 boomers have join the ranks as they too turn 60.  If the Boomers do happen to retire, and the majority haven’t saved enough to be able to, it will create a skill shortage in every department.  Why is that? Because The “ME” generation, as my generation is called, boasts 76 million strong, and is almost twice the size of generation that follows. Generation X consists of 45 million!  How did…

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