Jan 13 2015 - Rotary Forum
Posted by Dick Dannells
Program for January 13, 2015 January 7, Brent Christianson “Collaborating Across the Generations”
By Dick Dannells
Pres. Michael Boyer began the meeting at 12:42 PM by stating that he has not been levying enough fines in the first half of his year, but has promised to catch up and fined Linda for just showing up. Shannon Bowdey’s bio was spotlighted this week. She was born and spent the first 10 years in New Orleans. She graduated with a degree in restaurant management and real estate. Her favorite subject was history and she has a goal of getting a master’s degree in that subject. When she moved to this area she and her first husband ran a Cajun restaurant for about two years. She has subsequently remarried to Brad Bowdey, a teacher and coach of the Arroyo Grande high school soccer team, who was present to receive a community giving check. She is presently engaged in real estate and loves her job.
FINES:
Bonnie Mogan turned in her temporary name badge in for her blue badge in exchange for a $30 assessment. Harlan Silva celebrated his 59th birthday last Friday and made a $80-spin-the-wheel contribution. Frank Montesinos volunteered that he has a new granddaughter these he is very proud of, although he would’ve rather had a grandson. For this statement he was subjected to a $100 fine
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
On January 27, we will meet at Marisol at the Cliffs Resort and be conducted on a vocational visit of the behind the scenes of this resort. Martha Murphy reminded us of the S T E P S conference at the Cal Lutheran University campus on Saturday, January 31st. Mike Frederick asked for volunteers for the hoosegow renovation this coming Saturday devoted to finishing the landscaping and Saturday, January 24 starting at 9 AM devoted to painting the hoosegow, weather permitting. Pres. Michael explained that they are still looking into improving the lighting in our meeting place and hope to have it resolved very soon. Two community charities were given checks, the A.G.H.S. Boys Soccer sponsored by Shannon Bowdey and Raising Readers sponsored by Deenie Dotson. Raising Readers is a program that in the past year has supported 200 families in the Nipomo and Oceano whose preschool, English learning children have never had much access to books.
Program: Brent Christianson “Collaborating Across the Generations”
Leeann Liscombe introduced Brent, who is a management consultant and founder of Christensen Business Advisory. He spends a lot of time with the clients emphasizing the quality of conversations between colleagues. At no time the present era, have 4 generations of employees been working in the same environment. The baby boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, and some of the employees born before that have not retired yet. The 40 million Gen Xers, 1965 – 1981 are sandwiched between the 70 million baby boomers and the 80 million millennial’s, 1982 – 2005, making up the fourth generation of the present labor force. Each generation is shaped by the events of their childhood. The baby boomers value competition, hard work. They understand the importance of body language, teamwork, success, and communicating in an open direct style. The Gen Xers were growing up during the time that many of their parents were either unemployed or under employed because of the recession. They experienced the PC revolution and the fall of the Berlin wall. They were the latchkey kids that value independence. They like short sound bites with a minimum of bureaucracy. The millennial’s experienced 9/11, the explosion of the Internet and Wi-Fi. They were the children of helicopter and snowplow parents, the type that hovered over their children and plowed the way to remove all obstacles in their children’s path. They value autonomy, diversity and positive reinforcement. By that time they enter the labor force, they have experienced 10,000 video games, 200,000 emails and text messages, 20,000 hours watching TV, 10,000 hours on their cell phone, and less than 5000 hours reading. Don’t talk down to them you, but use action words with lots of two-way feedback. They need structure and stability. While they have been spoiled they will be the most advanced technologically savvy employees ever. The above generalities are only used make a point. While only 44% of millennial’s have 3 to 5 years of corporate experience, they have experienced a more rapid rise into leadership positions than any workers in the history. As employers it is important to understand the generational differences and the quality of communication within your company.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY by Paul Jones
"The first to help you are the ones that know what it's like to fall down."
Program for January 13, 2015 January 7, Brent Christianson “Collaborating Across the Generations”
By Dick Dannells
Pres. Michael Boyer began the meeting at 12:42 PM by stating that he has not been levying enough fines in the first half of his year, but has promised to catch up and fined Linda for just showing up. Shannon Bowdey’s bio was spotlighted this week. She was born and spent the first 10 years in New Orleans. She graduated with a degree in restaurant management and real estate. Her favorite subject was history and she has a goal of getting a master’s degree in that subject. When she moved to this area she and her first husband ran a Cajun restaurant for about two years. She has subsequently remarried to Brad Bowdey, a teacher and coach of the Arroyo Grande high school soccer team, who was present to receive a community giving check. She is presently engaged in real estate and loves her job.
FINES:
Bonnie Mogan turned in her temporary name badge in for her blue badge in exchange for a $30 assessment. Harlan Silva celebrated his 59th birthday last Friday and made a $80-spin-the-wheel contribution. Frank Montesinos volunteered that he has a new granddaughter these he is very proud of, although he would’ve rather had a grandson. For this statement he was subjected to a $100 fine
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
On January 27, we will meet at Marisol at the Cliffs Resort and be conducted on a vocational visit of the behind the scenes of this resort. Martha Murphy reminded us of the S T E P S conference at the Cal Lutheran University campus on Saturday, January 31st. Mike Frederick asked for volunteers for the hoosegow renovation this coming Saturday devoted to finishing the landscaping and Saturday, January 24 starting at 9 AM devoted to painting the hoosegow, weather permitting. Pres. Michael explained that they are still looking into improving the lighting in our meeting place and hope to have it resolved very soon. Two community charities were given checks, the A.G.H.S. Boys Soccer sponsored by Shannon Bowdey and Raising Readers sponsored by Deenie Dotson. Raising Readers is a program that in the past year has supported 200 families in the Nipomo and Oceano whose preschool, English learning children have never had much access to books.
Program: Brent Christianson “Collaborating Across the Generations”
Leeann Liscombe introduced Brent, who is a management consultant and founder of Christensen Business Advisory. He spends a lot of time with the clients emphasizing the quality of conversations between colleagues. At no time the present era, have 4 generations of employees been working in the same environment. The baby boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, and some of the employees born before that have not retired yet. The 40 million Gen Xers, 1965 – 1981 are sandwiched between the 70 million baby boomers and the 80 million millennial’s, 1982 – 2005, making up the fourth generation of the present labor force. Each generation is shaped by the events of their childhood. The baby boomers value competition, hard work. They understand the importance of body language, teamwork, success, and communicating in an open direct style. The Gen Xers were growing up during the time that many of their parents were either unemployed or under employed because of the recession. They experienced the PC revolution and the fall of the Berlin wall. They were the latchkey kids that value independence. They like short sound bites with a minimum of bureaucracy. The millennial’s experienced 9/11, the explosion of the Internet and Wi-Fi. They were the children of helicopter and snowplow parents, the type that hovered over their children and plowed the way to remove all obstacles in their children’s path. They value autonomy, diversity and positive reinforcement. By that time they enter the labor force, they have experienced 10,000 video games, 200,000 emails and text messages, 20,000 hours watching TV, 10,000 hours on their cell phone, and less than 5000 hours reading. Don’t talk down to them you, but use action words with lots of two-way feedback. They need structure and stability. While they have been spoiled they will be the most advanced technologically savvy employees ever. The above generalities are only used make a point. While only 44% of millennial’s have 3 to 5 years of corporate experience, they have experienced a more rapid rise into leadership positions than any workers in the history. As employers it is important to understand the generational differences and the quality of communication within your company.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY by Paul Jones
"The first to help you are the ones that know what it's like to fall down."