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Listening Sheet for Leading Across Generations Listening Sheet for Leading Across Generations Reggie McNeal South Carolina Baptist Convention Introduction Different generations now represent distinct _________________ Who are these people? A look across the generations Five generational cohorts: ___________________ born 1901 – 1924 ___________________ born 1925 – 1945 ___________________ born 1946 – 1964 ___________________ born 1965 – 1983 ___________________ born 1983 – 2000 ___________________ 2001 - present These cohorts fit one of four types: GIs live the hero’s journey WWII GI Bill Created “senior citizenâ?? experience Builders follow the _______________________ archetype An _______________________ approach Children of ___________ _________________ No rite of passage ________________ averse Middle ___________________________ Adopted seniors’ values __________________________ leadership in a hierarchical organization Organize ________________ like work Baby Boomers pursued the _______________ journey __________________ at the ___________________ The _____________________________ An inward focus tending toward _____________________ and ______________________ ______________________ parenting In midlife, _________________ and _________________ Reshaped American ______________________ Gen Xers are living the ____________________ journey A ___________________ generation Came on the scene as ____________________ Should have picked better ___________________ Latchkey kids Marrying later/having kids later Ambivalent toward _____________________ _________________________________ Risk takers Millennials are the next ___________________ generation The ___________________________ generation Positive, upbeat, confident, self-assured __________________ consciousness ________________________ ________________________ spirituality Work and witness in the world The ______________ _______________________ Leadership with Builders “What happened to the world?â?? The workplace __________________________ Structure Mass _________________________ What Builders want from work and at work Two things matter the most: the ____________ itself and the ________________ they work with Want to learn new skills for ______________________ work Want to follow leaders with a ________________________ Builders’ contribution past retirement Organizations ________________________ builders The role of ________________________ Providing leadership for Builders in the congregation The Builder ___________________ Source of identity and strength: the _________________ group Will respond to leadership that: Treats them with _________________ Does not _________________________ them Does not ____________________________ their contribution Leaders need to demonstrate competency in these arenas: ________________________ Getting __________________________ ______________ __________________ system Future involvement in _____________________ Leadership with Boomers The rules have changed – two reactions: Dig in, _________________ change ____________________ the new world What matters most: _______________________ __________________, _________________________ honored Genuinely ____________________________ Be included in _________________________________ Culture committed to their __________________________ ________________________of work schedule __________________________to try new ideas Some myths about Boomers: Myth: Fact: Myth: Fact: Myth: Fact: Some truths about Boomers Plus side: ___________________-oriented Driven Willing to go the ____________ _________________ Good at ___________________ Good team players Caution Not _____________________ minded Uncomfortable with _______________________ Reluctant to buck ___________________ May favor __________________ over _______________ Overly _____________________ to feedback Providing leadership for Boomers in the congregation Provide __________________ _____________________ Provide ______________________ Provide __________________________ orientation Provide culture of _______________________ Provide ____________________ Provide _________________________ emphasis Provide ___________________ ________________ opportunities Provide __________________________ work Provide ______________________ involvement Leadership with Gen Xers Xers work for _________________________ Learned to be _________________________ ___________________________ managers Xers and _________________________ ____________________ vs. ____________________ authority ______________________________ is key What Xers are looking for They want __________________________ They want connectivity They want immediacy Managing Gen Xers Communicate with ________________ and _______________ Be a ________________________ Provide _________________________ feedback Adopt an _____________________ approach to them Evaluate ____________________, not process Provide __________________________ Reward successes _____________ Support their ________________ __________________ plan Pay attention to their _______________ _________________ Providing leadership for Xers in the congregation Go to _______________________ on this culture (take others with you!) Celebrate ________________________ Allow Xer _______________________ to be different Practice authentic _________________________ Connect them with ___________________________ Deploy them into ___________________ missions Make them more _______________________ Leadership with Millennials What Millennials value Launching Millennials Don’t treat them like ____________________ Team them with more ____________________ workers Give them the ________________ they’re used to Turn them into ______________________ Providing leadership with Millennials in the congregation Give them some ________________ Give them __________________ that is culturally relevant Fund their ________________________ Deploy them into __________________________ projects ______________________ from them Conclusion: Become a GIBuildBoomXerMill Leader _______________________ people on generational issues ___________________ on ___________________ Manage by _______________________ _______________________ – everything! Build _______________________ Create a corporate value of _______________ _________________ Learning Guide Interview a: GI; Builder; Boomer; Xer; Millennial. Ask them What is important to them? Personally? At work? At church? What motivates them? How do they like to be managed?
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