Generational Potpourri
Historical Signposts
Negative Stereotypes
Strengths & Values
Career & Leadership
100
This generation will represent the largest percentage of the population in 2020
Who is Generation Z
100

This generation watched MTV, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the AIDS epidemic

What is Generation X
100
Entitled, lazy, self-centered, narcissistic, industry killers
Who are the Millennials
100

Socially responsible, financially savvy, digital natives, great with technology, embraces family relationships

Who is Generation Z
100
Seeks professional development that helps their company, enjoys in-person meetings, prefers phone conversations over email or text, works hard and expects everyone else to work as hard as they do
Who are the Baby Boomers
200
Also called the Forgotten Generation
Who is Generation X
200

This generation lived through assassinations of public figures, the Vietnam War, Civil Unrest, Watergate, and Woodstock

Who are the Baby Boomers
200
Close minded, set in their ways, inactive, technophobes, just want to retire
Who are the Baby Boomers
200
Work and career oriented, hard workers, family focussed, very loyal to work, brands, and country
Who are the Baby Boomers
200

Embrace a flat management structure, respond best to micro-learning training structures, they seek and support flexibility and work-life blend

Who are the Millennials
300

This generation is experiencing a mental health crisis with as many as 80% reporting mild to moderate anxiety, depression, or other mental illness.

Who is Generation Z
300
As children, they were seen, but not heard. They were shaped by the Great Depression, a World War II
What is the Silent Generation
300

Cynical, don't work well in teams, loners, original slackers, just angry

Who is Generation X
300
Independent, self-starters, creative, fun, work-hard-play-hard mentality, relationship oriented, great communicators
Who is Generation X
300

Demands work-life-balance, comfortable working virtually, needs to be creative with solutions, and has little patience for "paying your dues"

Who is Generation X
400
Someone born within five years either side of the generational transition year.
What is a Cusper
400

This generation was the most affected by the Great Recession, anxiety, depression, and the smartphone. They witnessed the election of the first African American President and knew Donald Trump as a TV celebrity and president. 

Who is Generation Z
400
Impatient, socially awkward, uninformed, clueless, can't focus, attached to their smartphones
Who is Generation Z
400

Hopefull, embraces diversity, efficient, results-oriented, entrepreneurial

Who are the Millennials
400

Seeks work-life-blend, entrepreneurial, results-oriented vs. time clock, can efficiently work anytime, anywhere, innovators, risk-takers, not afraid of making mistakes, craves meaningful work for organizations that stand for more than the bottom line

Who are the Millennials
500
There has never been a U.S. President from this Generation
Who is Generation X
500
9-11, the War on Terror, Columbine, and the rise of the Internet and Facebook shaped this generation
Who are the Millennials
500
Rule followers, waste not want not mentality
Who is the Silent Generation
500

Tech-savvy, resourceful, collaborative, innovative, and connected

Who are the Millennials
500

Willing to work harder than previous generations for advancement, seek job security, excellent benefits, and a retirement program, desire long-term learning and development from day one, they don't want a boss, they want a mentor/coach

Who is Generation Z
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