Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations
Summary
After analyzing pre-existing data it shows that upper management and human resource has many years to learn from the four generations in the workforce in the future. As of today, they need to be able to lead them, provide sufficient training, have good communications, and respect one another in order to have good and safe work environment for all. It is difficult for managers and human resource to get four generations to work together to achieve their mission or goal. Since the Generation Y have just entered the workforce few years ago, the researcher is unsure that there are sufficient evidence that Generation Y are not the best team players. At one point in time when Generation X or Baby Boomers entered the workforce they may not be the best team players. Same goes for leadership, it is …show more content…
The literature in Chapter II indicates there are many factors to take into consideration when becoming a leader for four generations within an organization. In order to succeed as a leader, the leader needs to understand the common personality, belief, and way of thinking of each generation, and take some training and apply them in the workplace. Also, they need to find out what are their employees’ motivation factors in order to maintain their productivity in the workforce. Leaders should always provide a comfortable environment for employees and always keep the communication line open. The researcher also studied if the four generations in the workplace has an impact on each other’s productivity. The literature in Chapter II again indicates that there are many factors that impact one another’s productivity. Management needs to make sure that their employees’ personalities does not clash, prevent age discrimination, and be sure to give all equal opportunities.