We offer a number of different options ranging from a short presentation on a specific topic, to a full day, multi-presentation engagement. The coach-speaker plays the role of a catalyst and facilitator, injecting energy while offering an outside perspective to organizational dynamics. Examples are listed below, but can certainly be amended to meet your needs.
My Master's Thesis was an exploration of inter-generational dynamics within organizations.
While many diversity related projects have been launched in organizations (Typically race, religion, language, sexual orientation, even political affiliation) inter-generational differences have become a critical, under-recognized barrier to optimal organizational performance. With 4, and very soon 5 different generations in organizations (as soon as Gen Alpha joins in 4 years' time) the different approach to the very nature of work's role in a Gen Z professional's life is in stark contrast to the Baby Boomers now entering retirement. This creates misalignment in many ways, but specifically more traditional and hierarchical organizations (Schools, Governmental Organizations, Mid-Size Manufacturing Firms) are grappling with the friction caused by, from my research, a lack of Generational APPECIATION and effective COMMUNICATION.
This presentation explains with facts, humour and examples the basics of Generational Theory, a well-established academic field since the 1930's, as well as the relevance to organizational performance. Expert advice and easy to implement interventions are shared to decrease friction and increase the quality of the communication between generations.
I recently listened to a podcast by John Mark Comer in which he gleefully spoke about his friend Bob who was 50 something, but Bob “wasn't like the other 50-somethings that are just tired”. Seriously, that stung. I looked inside and around me and had to give it to him - there was a measure of truth to his comment.
Most of us just need to figure out where we are, where we’d like to go, and put a plan together to get from A to B. For some of us something deeper stirs: There is only so much runway left to make a real difference with your life. Like the great Denzel Washington said: There is only 3 stages of life. You Learn, you Earn, you Return. You may sense that it is time to return: Give your experience and wisdom to your community, the next generation, leave a legacy. Nothing dramatic - give it a twist. Focus on what matters most. But know this: If you are not honest and intentional about this, another year, another decade will pass without anything changing for the better. Do you really want to slip down the curve toward lazy insignificance, or will you jump to another curve that can provide meaning and energy, not only to you but to those around you? You know what the answer SHOULD be...but will you?
