after the baby boomers slides
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After the Baby Boomers:
The Next Generation of Leadership
8 May 2013
The report was commissioned and supported by Odgers Berndtson. It
was researched and written in conjunction with Cass Business
School, as part of a business project.
Definitions
Baby Boomers Born between 1946 and 1964
Gen X Born between 1965 and 1979
Gen Y Born since the early 1980s
feel companies are over-dependent on male Baby Boomer CEOs
68%
believe a different leadership style will be needed to motivate Gen X & Y employees
58%
must-have skills for tomorrow’s leaders are EQ, people skills and flexibility
3
think leadership development plans should include cultural awareness
70%
believe it is important for future leaders to speak more than one language
85%
feel their organisations are willing to adapt to compete for the best talent
91%
do not believe their organisations are ready for demographic change
59%
The After the Baby Boomers Survey was conducted on behalf of Odgers Berndtson in conjunction with Cass Business School of 100
senior executives based in 19 markets representing 24 different nationalities.
Fieldwork took place between 2010 and 2012.