ManagingIntergenerationalRisk.pptVIP

Managing IntergenerationalRisk October 21st, 2008 Your Speaker… Why Don’t They Listen to Me??..  They don’taccept you as having unique professionalskills Or maybe…you are failing to bridge the generation gap Your 20 Yr Old Intern… Has never used a rotary phone A record player is a museum quality antique Has never known fewer than 100 TV channels Has had access to the internet for every paper he has ever written Why Can’t He Just Be Like Me?  Why is He Different?  He didn’t walk 10 miles to school uphill in the snow Why is He Different?  His family situation was likely different Why is He Different?  You likely had plenty of competition for attention and resources… Why is He Different?  He likely did not… Why is He Different?  You had heroes to look up to Why is He Different?  His heroes were often excoriated Today No Hero is Safe…  Why is He Different?  You had opportunities for independence and enterprise Why is He Different?  He grew up in a relative cocoon Why is He Different?  He likely did not experience much in the way of corporal punishment… Why is He Different?  And the military to him has always been “only for volunteers” Why is He Different?  You weren’t affected by globalization Why is He Different?  He may not have done much in the way of heavy lifting Why is He Different?  But he’s always had plenty of strokes… Why is He Different?  Your idea of news… Why is He Different?  His idea of news… Why is He Different?  Your idea of play… Why is He Different?  His idea of play… Why is He Different?  He spent more time “home alone”… Why is He Different?  And in a sense become independent from an early age… Why is He Different?  He saw corporate America let a lot of people down… Why is He Different?  And expects less loyalty than you… Why is He Different?  More twenty-somethings believe in UFOs than in Social Security You Know You are a Boomer if…  You Know You are a Boomer if…  You remember running home t