Comments on: Employers Need to Get a Grip on the Workplace of the Future http://www.perfectlaborstorm.com/2012/workforce-trends/employers-need-to-get-a-grip-on-the-workplace-of-the-future/ Workforce and hiring trends amd demographics Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:46:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: Who’s to Blame for Job Skill Shortages: Employers, Workers, or Schools? | Workforce Trends Creating The Perfect Labor Storm http://www.perfectlaborstorm.com/2012/workforce-trends/employers-need-to-get-a-grip-on-the-workplace-of-the-future/#comment-680 Who’s to Blame for Job Skill Shortages: Employers, Workers, or Schools? | Workforce Trends Creating The Perfect Labor Storm Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:08:07 +0000 http://www.perfectlaborstorm.com/?p=752#comment-680 [...] While deserving of some of the blame, schools can’t be held responsible for all things wrong.  The nature of work has changed.  The number of available low-skilled jobs is evaporating faster than water on a hot summer day.  [...] [...] While deserving of some of the blame, schools can’t be held responsible for all things wrong.  The nature of work has changed.  The number of available low-skilled jobs is evaporating faster than water on a hot summer day.  [...]

]]> By: Beth Armknecht Miller http://www.perfectlaborstorm.com/2012/workforce-trends/employers-need-to-get-a-grip-on-the-workplace-of-the-future/#comment-479 Beth Armknecht Miller Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:55:36 +0000 http://www.perfectlaborstorm.com/?p=752#comment-479 The bigger question is how do companies effectively integrate multiple generations into the workplace and leverage individual strengths. I believe the key is communications. Each generation has a different mode of communicating from verbal all the way to texting. Companies need to integrate all forms of communications in order to reach all employees. Second to communications is management style. Baby boomers don't need the coddling and constant feedback that the Gen Yers need so a different style of management is needed. With all this said we speak in generalities when we lump specific age groups into specific behaviors, motivations, and desires. Great leaders understand the unique needs of individuals as well as teams and adapt their style to suit the audience. The bigger question is how do companies effectively integrate multiple generations into the workplace and leverage individual strengths. I believe the key is communications. Each generation has a different mode of communicating from verbal all the way to texting. Companies need to integrate all forms of communications in order to reach all employees.

Second to communications is management style. Baby boomers don’t need the coddling and constant feedback that the Gen Yers need so a different style of management is needed.

With all this said we speak in generalities when we lump specific age groups into specific behaviors, motivations, and desires. Great leaders understand the unique needs of individuals as well as teams and adapt their style to suit the audience.

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]]> By: Weekly Wrap-up: What an Aging Population Means for the Workforce http://www.perfectlaborstorm.com/2012/workforce-trends/employers-need-to-get-a-grip-on-the-workplace-of-the-future/#comment-476 Weekly Wrap-up: What an Aging Population Means for the Workforce Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:42:20 +0000 http://www.perfectlaborstorm.com/?p=752#comment-476 [...] Employers Need to Get a Grip on the Workplace of the Future Age differences of 40 or 50 years will likely be prevalent in the future workplace. This stark age difference means that employers will need to address a wide array of issues with its workers – everything from healthcare benefits to the ergonomics of desk setups. [...] [...] Employers Need to Get a Grip on the Workplace of the Future Age differences of 40 or 50 years will likely be prevalent in the future workplace. This stark age difference means that employers will need to address a wide array of issues with its workers – everything from healthcare benefits to the ergonomics of desk setups. [...]

]]> By: admin http://www.perfectlaborstorm.com/2012/workforce-trends/employers-need-to-get-a-grip-on-the-workplace-of-the-future/#comment-475 admin Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:26:50 +0000 http://www.perfectlaborstorm.com/?p=752#comment-475 Jennifer - thank you for the thoughtful response and warning. You are absolutely correct - organizations are still confounded by managing 4 generations. And now Gen Y, who are struggling to find jobs themselves, will have even more competition. As Pogo proclaimed, "we have met the enemy and it is us." Jennifer – thank you for the thoughtful response and warning. You are absolutely correct – organizations are still confounded by managing 4 generations. And now Gen Y, who are struggling to find jobs themselves, will have even more competition. As Pogo proclaimed, “we have met the enemy and it is us.”

]]> By: Jennifer Olsen http://www.perfectlaborstorm.com/2012/workforce-trends/employers-need-to-get-a-grip-on-the-workplace-of-the-future/#comment-474 Jennifer Olsen Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:01:52 +0000 http://www.perfectlaborstorm.com/?p=752#comment-474 While it is unfair to stereotype all people of a certain generation as being one way or another, the upcoming years bring new challenges to companies. In 2015 the next generation will enter the workforce and when that happens we will have the greatest age diversity we have ever experienced in the workplace at one time – five generations coming together. Each generation has its own expectations regarding the work environment, what is and should be expected of them and reward systems. Being deliberate in finding ways to accommodate their various expectations will enable employers to make the most of the differences among the groups so they receive all their workers have to offer. Our most recent e-newsletter (http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/415335/688025ce51/ARCHIVE) goes into more specifics about what to consider when developing a culture that includes all five generations! While it is unfair to stereotype all people of a certain generation as being one way or another, the upcoming years bring new challenges to companies. In 2015 the next generation will enter the workforce and when that happens we will have the greatest age diversity we have ever experienced in the workplace at one time – five generations coming together. Each generation has its own expectations regarding the work environment, what is and should be expected of them and reward systems. Being deliberate in finding ways to accommodate their various expectations will enable employers to make the most of the differences among the groups so they receive all their workers have to offer. Our most recent e-newsletter (http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/415335/688025ce51/ARCHIVE) goes into more specifics about what to consider when developing a culture that includes all five generations!

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