Fall Colloquium Emphasizes Importance of Easing Generation Gaps in the Workplace
October 24, 2008 -
More than 100 business professionals gathered to learn what the younger generation of workers value and what makes them tick in the workplace. Charlotte and Laura Shelton, co-authors of The NeXt Revolution: What Gen X Women Want at Work and How Their Boomer Bosses Can Help Them Get It, presented their eye-opening research on the topic at the Fall Colloquium, October 24, 2008.
The Sheltons dissected the generational gap many organizations are currently facing, stressing that Generation X (born 1964-1977) workers embrace a different set of workplace values than the Boomer (born 1946-1964) generation of predecessors. The most prevalent of these differences, defined by the Sheltons' research, is that Xers value a job's meaning more than its compensation.
Each quarter Bellevue University's Human Capital Lab invites business professionals, learning leaders, and human capital strategists to a colloquium offering a nationally known thought leader's insight on a variety of human capital topics.
The Sheltons dissected the generational gap many organizations are currently facing, stressing that Generation X (born 1964-1977) workers embrace a different set of workplace values than the Boomer (born 1946-1964) generation of predecessors. The most prevalent of these differences, defined by the Sheltons' research, is that Xers value a job's meaning more than its compensation.
Each quarter Bellevue University's Human Capital Lab invites business professionals, learning leaders, and human capital strategists to a colloquium offering a nationally known thought leader's insight on a variety of human capital topics.
Human Capital Lab Fall '08 Colloquium
(left to right) Mike Echols, Jennifer Murnane,
Charlotte Shelton, Laura Shelton
(left to right) Mike Echols, Jennifer Murnane,
Charlotte Shelton, Laura Shelton