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Leading
Cross-Generational Teams for Change
Agents
at
no time in our
history
have so many generations been
asked to work
together,
shoulder to
shoulder,
cubicle by cubicle
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Key
Objectives
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Identify
generational definitions and demographics
without reinforcing negative
stereotypes
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Bridge
the understanding gap between
generations
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Learn
ways to make cross-generational
diversity work for, not against, team
building and change
management efforts
The once-linear power structure at work, from
older to younger, is vanishing. You need
out-of-the-box team building solutions to face
the uncharted change management challenges
ahead.
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During
change, destabilized team members resort to self-protective
personal agendas. Unless people understand how to manage
generational dynamics, these agendas are guaranteed to
conflict.
What we should be doing today is
celebrating our generational
differences. Each group brings a unique perspective
that can be a powerful driver for change
management. Younger workers bring fresh insights
and boundless energy. Older workers bring the gifts
of corporate memory and experience. Organizations
that can build bridges between these generational groups
will be positioned to exceed both productivity and
customer expectations during
change.
And speaking of
customers ... here is a "not-done-to-death" idea for
expanding customer satisfaction (both internal and
external) as a part of your change management
team
building objectives. There are unlimited
applications for this new team
building competency, such as resolving
customer complaints, customer presentations, customer
recovery, customer
communications.
During
change, any existing cross-generational tensions always
skyrocket. Quit-&-Stayers™
create gargantuan power and turf struggles, which drives
productivity into the ditch. And seriously jeopardizes
customer service and teamwork.
Your key
people are the foundation of your team reconstruction
effort during change management. Start re-recruiting them
fast.
Every time
a key player withdraws into Quit-&-Leave or Quit-&-Stay
™, a chunk of your competitive advantage
disappears with them.
This program is a
powerful addition to a conference or retreat agenda when you
want to deliver fun, as well as pragmatic and thought-provoking
team building
outcomes.
There are
indoor/outdoor team building options
loosely based on
the reality TV programs listed below. These flexible
sessions deliver practical outcomes driven by your goals
and objectives. Results can be debriefed for either
a quick or an in-depth analysis of the group's teamwork
successes and challenges.
to more
team building leader programs during change
management:
The Amazing
Race
The
Apprentice
Survivor
Millionaire
Are You
Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Deal or No
Deal
The Idol
Pyramid
Jeopardy
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