Baby boomer

to explain how important it is to manage four generations in the workplace. About where to start from and how to do it we will try to cover in the next few pages. The four distinct generational groups in today’s workforce are Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y. The Traditionalist Generation, also known as the Silent Generation, the Greatest Generation, or the Veterans comprises employees and retirees born between 1928 and 1945 (Taylor, P., & Keeter, S., 2010, p. 4).…

The baby boomer generation want to look good but feel great. One of the ways to stay in shape and the most obvious way, is through physical activity. What if there was a place where they can work their bodies and mind at the same time in a comfortable setting. The idea is to open an after-work environment for individuals to come and relieve stress. Pink Lotus will be a personal escape from reality after a long day. Pink Lotus is a yoga studio that is mainly targeted for the baby boomer…

Rhetorical Analysis (Rough Draft) The article “Blue-Collar Boomers Take Work Ethic to College” by Libby Sander, discusses the phenomenon of older Americans starting or returning to college later in life rather than “Fresh out of high school”. There was an increase in unemployment caused by the economic depression during this time. Struggling to find new jobs, the baby boomers, who never attended college or haven’t in years, often return to community colleges in seek of a new education. The…

The baby boom has affected Canada with the increase of babies but it is now increasing the number of senior citizens. The birthrate of Canada raised after the end of World War 2 until 1964. A lot of people were marrying each other at younger ages and having children earlier which grew Canada’s population. The result of this was a 20 year buldge in Canada’s population, which is the baby boom. It was an increase of birthrates from 1946 - 1964. The birthrate of Canada in 1940 was 253,000 but in…

they represent approximately 40.000.000 consumers in the United States. Located just after the Baby Boomers, Generation X was originally known as the Baby Busters, due to the low birth rate compared to the previous period of Baby Boomers. According to the US Census Bureau, the population projections of the "Millennium" generation reveal that the population of generation X is expected to exceed the baby-boom generation as being the greatest generation alive in the nation, The millennial aged of…

In today’s workforce, there are four generations working side by side. These generations include the silent generation, the baby boomers, Gen X, and the millennials. Each one brings different things to the workplace such as work ethic, technology, and values. These generations are all unique in their own way. Although there are differences, there are some similarities. This research paper will be a compare of the characteristics and values of each generation. The first generation would be the…

history of Canada but also the coming years, our future. They shape our future so drastically because the baby boom generated many new businesses and shaped the main industries of Canada and the Baby Boom children are the mothers and fathers of this generation, they have shaped our points of view and daily life patterns. In this essay I will talk about the negative and positive effects the Baby Boom has…

What impacts will the Baby Boom have on the 21st century in Canada? In order to comprehend the influences the Boomers bring upon this era, a brief explanation of the Baby Boom Generation is required. The Baby Boom was a time period consisting of people born from 1946 to 1965 (Aging Population: Impacts and Challenges). They lived in a time of great prosperity, thanks to improvements in the Canadian economy. This generation is special in various ways, moreover, they have tremendous impact on the…

but have no direction. The roots of these problems could lead back to many things. In the article “Boomerang kids: What Are the Causes of Generation Y’s Growing Pains?” written by Rosie Evans, Evans explains the impact that the Boomers have had on Generation Y. The Boomer generation fears that Generation Y will be known for nothing. Most people believe that by your twenty’s, you’re supposed to have it all figured out. With Generation Y delaying adulthood, marriages will occur later than they are…

health care work force, with approximately 2.7 million registered nurses (RN) in the United States (Murray, 2013, p. 38). Of those nurses, there are three distinct generations: the baby boomers, generation X, and generation Y or the millennials. Generation X represents thirty-nine percent of the RN workforce, baby boomers thirty-two percent, and millennials twenty-six percent. It is estimated by 2020, the millennials will be fifty percent of the nursing work force (Douglas, Howell, Nelson,…