With Generation Z just starting to enter the workforce, companies now employ workers representing six distinct generations (as defined by the Pew Research Center). A few members of the Greatest Generation, born before 1928, are still working, as are a considerable number of the Silent Generation (born between 1928 and 1945). Baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) are still prevalent and retiring at lower numbers than historical trends indicate. GenX (born between 1965 and 1980) are still very much in the workplace, while Millennials (born between 1981 and 1997) represent the largest number of employees in America today. Each of these generations has been defined with different values, different expectations, and different generational experiences that influence their world views. In this episode of Circle of Fellows, four Fellows of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) discuss the role communicators can play in addressing generations and how the demographic fits among other employee breakouts.
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