HR PROSE FALL EDITION 2019
10/27/19
- Feature Article– Engaging a Multi-generational Workforce by Deb Sutton
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How to Engage a Multi-Generational Workforce By Deb Sutton, HR Pros, LLC My background and experience in Human Resources Management, Consulting Recruitment, and Career Coaching over the past years has taught me much about workforce culture and employee engagement. I have seen many employee cultural changes and have been involved with four generations over the years. During my career, I have always found different generations of employees fascinating to study. This different generation of workers include employees from different educational levels, backgrounds, countries of origin, religious affiliations, sexual orientation, political differences, socio-economic differences, and many other variations of the human worker. From a Generational Standpoint, however, the gist of the workforce today is made up of 4 generations: baby boomers, Gen X, Millennial's, and Gen Z. Motivation for each of these groups comes from a different place; finding out where this motivation comes from and how to best engage (recruit, hire, coach, and retain) these workers is paramount to maintaining a great workplace. Baby boomers are the senior workers, and they want to be recognized for their experience and longevity. These workers are getting their lives readied for retirement, and leaving the workforce can often be very traumatic. Boomers want employers to value their years of hard work and impressive work ethic. They want an opportunity to prove that they still can add value to the workplace. Gen Xers have different work values. They are in the process of climbing the corporate ladder or reaching the top of their salary potential. Recognizing them means they are moving up the ladder and are in control. They will feel a loss of power when their skills are replaced by someone in another generation. They are typically managers, directors, or senior individual contributors. They usually need to be able to prove themselves through promotion and more money. Millennial's are excited about introducing new ideas and creativity. They are often maligned for their being brought up by the older Gen Xers and younger Baby boomers. They can often be seen as living with their parents after high school or college graduation due in large by economic factors. Some studies report they are the “entitled generation.” Employers need to praise them for their new ideas and offer perks and incentives for them to stay on the job. The final and youngest of the generations are Gen Z’s. Gen Z’s are the youngsters of the workforce. Often called “snowflakes” because their parents taught them they were special, these younger workers cut their teeth on technology and thrive on the internet and social media. In the workplace, they may need a little extra hand-holding, but these are the folks you want to groom and give tech assignments too. There is also the stigma that they are less about-face to face encounters and use email, texting, and social media to extremes. Employers need to give Gen Z employees an opportunity to have fulfillment and excitement in their jobs. They, too, will jump ship to have community and social involvement at work as well as other perks and incentives to keep them engaged in the workplace. By understanding what motivates these different generations of employees, organizations can assign them roles based on how they will best be engaged. Boomers need to be assigned tasks that allow them to be subject matter experts and display their years of experience, which are winding down towards retirement. Generation X workers should be allowed to apply and win promotions and are typically your managers and director levels who need to display their leadership qualities. Millennial's would be the innovators who need to show their creativity and imagination whose roles should be to demonstrate these qualities. They are the entry-level managers or the independent contributors who are at the mid-stages of the career ladder. Finally, Gen Zs are just starting in their careers, and they need more entry-level roles. Paring them with Boomers will give boomers the mentor satisfaction and show the Z’s the value of a good work ethic. By keeping in mind the ages, values, and other variations of individuals of each generation, employers can successfully engage their workers and improve hiring, motivation, and retention practices as well as reducing the expensive cost of employee dissatisfaction and turnover.
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HOT CANDIDATES Gerry – Excellent Senior HR Generalist Lives near Orlando– can do Lakeland or Orlando. Tyrone - Technology Sales Manager – Looking to lighten travel load – remote position in the Houston area. Terri – HR Business Partner ready for a Director or VP role. Tampa to Venice – open to relocation. Needs multi-industry experience. Polly – Bradenton/Sarasota – HR Manager – experience in profit and non-profit. Jane– Degree plus 20 plus years in food & beverage – purchasing, supply chain management Todd– Senior Account Executive in the building trades Industry – Tampa, FL - will travel. Receive resumes on these individuals, contact HR Pros, LLC debsuttonhrpro@gmail.com 941-776-0996. New at HR Pros, LLC HR Pros LLC is now a proud owner member of a consortium of Recruitment Agencies that numbers over 500 worldwide. This opens up a whole new aspect for us in that if candidates that are looking to make changes apply with us and we do not have a position that fits their demographics, we can share them with a plethora of recruiters throughout the U.S. and abroad. This is a fabulous addition to our bandwidth.
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