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What Generation RU?
Traditionalists Born 1900 - 1945
Boomers Born 1946 - 1964
Gen X-ers Born 1965 - 1980
Gen Y-ers Born 1981 - 1999
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Traditionalists:
About 75 million strong at last count
Defining events: World War I & II, The Roaring 20's, The Great Depression, Korean War and the GI bill
People of Influence: Joe DiMaggio, Joe Louis, Joe McCarthy, Dr. Spock (not StarTrek) FDR, Alfred Hitchcock, the RAT Pack, Bob Hope, Elizabeth Taylor, Johnnie Carson, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Betty Crocker, Betty Grable, and many more!
Style for survival: CHAIN of command (heavily influenced by military); a penny saved is a penny earned
Career Goals: Build a Legacy
Self Analysis: Loyal: tow the line; you will reap your rewards; Loyalty to company.
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Boomers:
80 million strong?the largest population of this country
Defining events: Woodstock, Chappaquiddick, Hanoi Hilton, Watergate, Kent State, Television , Vietnam War
People of Influence: Martin Luther King Jr., Nixon, The Kingston Trio, JFK, Rosa Parks, Eldridge Cleaver, Beaver Cleavr
er, Peter Benchley, "Deep Throat", McEnroe/Connors, Gloria Steinem, Barbra Streisand, Janis Joplin, John Belushi, The Osmond's, The Jackson Five, Captain Kirk, Captain Kangaroo, The Beatles, The Monkees, The Partridge Family, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd....and so many more!
Style for survival: CHANGE of command!
Career Goals: Build a stellar career: Identify self through work
Self Analysis: Optimistic: what can't we accomplish? The world is ours for the having!
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Gen X:
46 million in size
Defining events: Evolution of Technology, Enron, Clinton/Monica, AIDS, MADD, OJ Simpson Trials
People of Influence: The BRAT Pack, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Monica Lewinski, Ayatollah Khomeini, Al Bundy, Ted Bundy, Beavis and Butthead, OJ Simpson, Dennis Rodman, Madonna, Michael Jordan, The Menendez Brothers, Clarence Thomas, Newt Gingrich, Quentin Tarantino, Dilbert, the Simpsons,and..?
Survival Style: "SELF Command" : loyalty to self.
Career Goals: Build a portable career: loyalty to self; seeking balance of personal and professional
Self Analysis: Skepticism
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Gen Y:
76 Million-the next great demographic boom!
Defining Events: Technology/Media lines blurred, Virtual reality, Reality shows, Face book, my space, twitter, Text messaging, IM, Columbine, Milk Carton Kidnappings, Weapon screening in schools
People of Influence: Chelsea Clinton, Prince William, Ricky Martin, Claire Danes, Courtney Love, Backstreet Boys, Brittany, Barney, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Venus/Serena Williams
Survival Style: COLLABORATE: really embrace the there is no "I" in team philosophy
Career Goals: Build parallel careers: Build Career security vs.. JOB security
Self Analysis: Realistic
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