ERIC Number: EJ1183411
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-1067-1803
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The Right Balance
Guth, Douglas J.
Community College Journal, v88 n6 p16-21 Jun-Jul 2018
Life in the new workplace means effectively supervising employees hailing from a variety of diverse backgrounds. As people are living and working longer than ever before, administrators also are learning to manage a mix of generations housed together under one roof. The modern office is now home to baby boomers born between 1946 and 1964, Generation X (1965-1980) and millennials (1981-1996), with the first wave of post-millennials (1997-present) readying themselves to enter the workforce. Community college campuses are not immune to these demographic changes, as many boomers in leadership roles are retiring and being replaced by Gen Xers, who in turn are preparing millennials for their seat at the administrative table. What could be a simmering cauldron of generational tension isn't as dramatic as some observers believe, according to college officials. While there are differences among generations in communication styles and approaches to working, all parties are endeavoring to better understand each other and pass on their hard-earned organizational knowledge.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Generational Differences, School Personnel, Employees, Administrators, Individual Characteristics, Communication Strategies, Work Environment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Wyoming; Missouri (Kansas City); Louisiana; Ohio (Cleveland)
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