Generational Interview

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Conduct an interview with a member of the Traditionalist generation and submit the paper to the course site. Use the following guidelines for each Generational Interview:

Interview a member of each of the Traditionalist generational cohort working in (or retired from) the organizational leadership field and write a 3-page paper comparing and contrasting the persons experiences, values, and attitudes with those portrayed in the course texts and other literature. The primary focus of the interview and paper should be on the perspective of the person towards contemporary societal and workplace issues but may include reflection on past experiences common to the cohort. The papers will be assessed based on the depth of the interview/report and interaction with the literature. Students may choose to ask representatives of each generation the same questions, or they may choose to vary the interview questions.

Whether Michael Jackson, Prince, and Whitney Houston were murders or natural deaths.

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Discuss three musical artist Michal Jackson, Prince, and Whitney Houston. And whether their deaths were natural or murders.

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Traditionalist

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Traditionalist/Veteran Case Study:

You are the leadership team for a pediatrics ward at a mid-sized hospital. Due to some recent cutbacks in staff, there are many children who are not getting the attentive care they need to assist them in emotional rehabilitation. Your team has decided to develop a program using volunteers to read to kids for several hours a day. Based on an understanding of the characteristics of the Traditionalist generational cohort, what would be your plan for recruiting, training, and retaining volunteers from this group?.

What are some of the key issues involved?
How might you get Traditionalists involved with your program?
Whats your next move and subsequent moves?

CASE STUDY:

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CASE STUDY:

Hector is a 42-year old division manager in a computer software company near Charlotte, NC with the assignment to create a marketing plan for the newly created program for this longtime international company.  Hector leads a team of 12 experts for this task.  This team is primarily Gen Xers like Hector and 2 Millennials. Martha, the Boomer CEO, is great and wanted the team to present the plan and strategy for marketing to the senior leadership team of several Boomers and two Traditionalists.  The team did a great job.  They looked professional.  They knew the plan thoroughly and they responded well to all the questions and points the senior leadership team threw out to the Hector and his team.  From Hectors point of view, they listened and responded well.

But then the presentation and meeting went south quickly.  Aaron, a Millennial on of Hectors team, started texting under the table and using his phone.  The head of financial strategy confronted him and Aaron defended himself.  Hector attempted to guide this confrontation with humor and insight.  But the tension in the room was thick.  The senior leadership was fired up.  The whole meeting imploded.

Martha called for a break suggesting teams meet at various locations in the complex for a few hours.  But when the teams returned to the conference room to continue the presentation and discussion, the energy was gone and several members were distracted with the cell phone issue.  Martha closed the meeting with assignments for everyone to submit suggestions and proposals in writing to Marthas VP of strategy, Donald, for further review and consideration.

Hector communicated to Donald that his team was engaged and Aaron was a major contributor to this marketing plan.  He explained that his team uses their cell phones in a variety of ways, and they stay engaged and on task.  Hector values the fresh ideas of his younger team members to include Aaron.   

What proposal would you submit to Donald, the VP of strategy (a Boomer)?