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Generations Up!Generations Up!

Leadership for an Inclusive and Sustainable World

The 7th International Conference

Berlin, Germany, 27-29 January 2011

Roxana Mocanu 1

Education & the labor market. Europe, 2020

Labor Demand

Labor Offer

Unemployed

Lifelong Learning

Balance

SkillsCOMPLEXITY

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Generations Up

• How do various generations co-exist in organisations?

• How do they learn and work together?

• What are the recipes for success ?

• Why do generations misunderstand each other?

• Creating a winning strategy

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Veterans… Baby Boomers… X… Y… Z

• Societal trends

• Traumatic social events

• Significant change in the economical cycle

• The influence of leaders and entrepreneurs

• Demographic shift

“Youth is wasted on the young”

(G. B. Shaw)

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Veterans (1939-1947)

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Veterans: 11%, over 64

• Seek jobs involving authority to make decisions

• Clarity regarding role, responsibilities, hierarchies

• Coaching and mentoring, project management

“Retire?

Me?

Not likely?”

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Baby Boomers (1948-1963)

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Baby Boomers: 30%, 48-63

• The “presenteeists”• Work individually• Social responsibility• Loyal to current employer

• Know other parts of the organization, coaching others, customer service skills

“I want to work for a socially responsible employer.”

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Gen X (1964-1978)

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Gen X: 32%, 32-45

• Flat hierarchies, dispersed working environment, complex reporting structures

• Work: place to socialize, loyalty towards people rather than organization

• Know other parts of the organization, leadership skills, customer service skills, project management

“A bit of team effort over

‘me, me, me’ please”

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Gen Y (1979-1991)


Gen Y: 27%, 20-32

• Part of the team, have fun, make new friends

• Work: competitiveness + empowerment to get things done

• Know other parts of the organization, leadership skills, customer service skills, project management

“I trust what company says implicitly.”


Romanian Generations Hallmark

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Prof. Ana Aslan1897-1988

Dumitru Prunariu1957-

Alexandra Nechita1985-

Nadia Comaneci1961-

Herta Muller1957-

A Bridge… Gen Z


Adora Svitak

• I am a thirteen-year-old author and teacher. • I live in Redmond, WA. You can find my books, Dancing Fingers

and Flying Fingers, on my website. • I teach every day through school visits and distance learning

mediums such as webcasting and video conferencing. • I use a Promethean Activboard in my teaching. • You can learn more at www.adorasvitak.com.

• http://www.ted.com/talks/adora_svitak.html

Why do generations misunderstand each other

•?


Creating a winning strategy

• Trust

• Respect

• Fun

• Learn

• Unlearn

• Relearn


Generations Bridge


ITOL. ITOL. Think Tank. LLL 4 UpturnThink Tank. LLL 4 Upturn

A. DEMOS

I. YOUTH

II. SOCIETY

B. ECONOMY I. LABOUR MARKET

1. OFFER & DEMAND

2. VOCATIONAL (NEW JOBS)

II. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

C. KNOWLEDGE

I. EDU-CITIZEN

II. LIFELONG LEARNING


Join our conversation!

• Think Tank Contributors

• Research / Foresight

• Projects in educationRoxana Mocanu

Fellow ITOL

Director ITOL CEE

www.itol.ro

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