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Presentation held by Roxana Mocanu, director at ITOL Central Eastern Europe at the 7th International Conference of the Learning Teacher Network.TRANSCRIPT
Generations Up!Generations Up!
Leadership for an Inclusive and Sustainable World
The 7th International Conference
Berlin, Germany, 27-29 January 2011
Roxana Mocanu 1
Education & the labor market. Europe, 2020
Labor Demand
Labor Offer
Unemployed
Lifelong Learning
Balance
SkillsCOMPLEXITY
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Generations Up
• How do various generations co-exist in organisations?
• How do they learn and work together?
• What are the recipes for success ?
• Why do generations misunderstand each other?
• Creating a winning strategy
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Veterans… Baby Boomers… X… Y… Z
• Societal trends
• Traumatic social events
• Significant change in the economical cycle
• The influence of leaders and entrepreneurs
• Demographic shift
“Youth is wasted on the young”
(G. B. Shaw)
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Veterans (1939-1947)
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Veterans: 11%, over 64
• Seek jobs involving authority to make decisions
• Clarity regarding role, responsibilities, hierarchies
• Coaching and mentoring, project management
“Retire?
Me?
Not likely?”
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Baby Boomers (1948-1963)
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Baby Boomers: 30%, 48-63
• The “presenteeists”• Work individually• Social responsibility• Loyal to current employer
• Know other parts of the organization, coaching others, customer service skills
“I want to work for a socially responsible employer.”
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Gen X (1964-1978)
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Gen X: 32%, 32-45
• Flat hierarchies, dispersed working environment, complex reporting structures
• Work: place to socialize, loyalty towards people rather than organization
• Know other parts of the organization, leadership skills, customer service skills, project management
“A bit of team effort over
‘me, me, me’ please”
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Gen Y (1979-1991)
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Gen Y: 27%, 20-32
• Part of the team, have fun, make new friends
• Work: competitiveness + empowerment to get things done
• Know other parts of the organization, leadership skills, customer service skills, project management
“I trust what company says implicitly.”
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Romanian Generations Hallmark
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Prof. Ana Aslan1897-1988
Dumitru Prunariu1957-
Alexandra Nechita1985-
Nadia Comaneci1961-
Herta Muller1957-
A Bridge… Gen Z
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Adora Svitak
• I am a thirteen-year-old author and teacher. • I live in Redmond, WA. You can find my books, Dancing Fingers
and Flying Fingers, on my website. • I teach every day through school visits and distance learning
mediums such as webcasting and video conferencing. • I use a Promethean Activboard in my teaching. • You can learn more at www.adorasvitak.com.
• http://www.ted.com/talks/adora_svitak.html
Why do generations misunderstand each other
•?
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Creating a winning strategy
• Trust
• Respect
• Fun
• Learn
• Unlearn
• Relearn
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Generations Bridge
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ITOL. ITOL. Think Tank. LLL 4 UpturnThink Tank. LLL 4 Upturn
A. DEMOS
I. YOUTH
II. SOCIETY
B. ECONOMY I. LABOUR MARKET
1. OFFER & DEMAND
2. VOCATIONAL (NEW JOBS)
II. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
C. KNOWLEDGE
I. EDU-CITIZEN
II. LIFELONG LEARNING
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Join our conversation!
• Think Tank Contributors
• Research / Foresight
• Projects in educationRoxana Mocanu
Fellow ITOL
Director ITOL CEE
www.itol.ro
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