Kinetix, the RPO for growth companies, is pleased to announce that CEO Shannon Russo will be offering attendees at the upcoming 2010 Southeastern Accounting Show (SEAS) keen insight into the differences among the generations in today’s workforce and how those differences affect a wide range of workforce management decisions.
In “Understanding the Generations at Work,”
Russo will give perspectives on:
• Enhancing comprehension of how generational differences affect people in the workplace,
• Promoting skills to foster intergenerational communication, and
• Developing abilities to manage diverse working styles across generations in the same office.
“For the first time in history, we have four generations at work in the U.S. workplace at one time, and there’s a great competitive advantage to having an appreciation for the differences in the events and experiences that have shaped them and how those differences affect their attitudes and beliefs in the workplace, and how that can affect everything from an organization’s planning for job training to succession planning,” Russo says.
The four generations are typically thought of as the:
• Traditionals (or Veterans): born before 1945
• Baby Boomers: born between 1946 and 1964
• Generation X: born between 1965 and 1980
• Generation Y (or Millennials): born after 1980
“For example,” Russo says, “the Veterans Generation tends not to question or challenge, which confuses the Gen X and Gen Y workers, who have been taught to speak up and express themselves. Those Gen X and Gen Y workers, in turn, may not actively listen to older generations and miss valuable information or guidance.”
Another example of differences among the generations that will affect workplace management is how the generations perceive what matters most to career development and training, Russo says.
“Boomers and Veterans believe experience is more important than anything,” Russo says, “while both Gen X and Gen Y workers believe they can find so much information online in mere minutes, that actual experience is less valuable to them.”
Over 1,500 CPAs will attend the 2010 Southeastern Accounting Show, which starts Wednesday at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta.
About Kinetix
Kinetix is a recruitment process outsourcing firm (RPO) for growth companies. We leverage an integrated services model comprised of total RPO, staffing & recruiting and HR consulting to help companies ensure that growth will never be slowed by an inability to efficiently acquire and retain the best talent.
