Its really hard to judge a book by a cover, which is esentially what we are doing when we decide what generation people are in based on range, and then automatically assigning them with certain traits and characteristics that coincide with their label. What we are really comparing here is apples to oranges.
What we should be doing is judging people based on their traits and tendencies and THEN inserting them into a particular generational slot.
My company has created a profile that does this. By answering a few simple questions, you can see what generation you truly belong to, and then determine what types of people you actually associate with in the first place. The results might astonish you.
We should see ourselves based on tendencies and traits, not age.
Its really hard to judge a book by a cover, which is esentially what we are doing when we decide what generation people are in based on range, and then automatically assigning them with certain traits and characteristics that coincide with their label. What we are really comparing here is apples to oranges.
What we should be doing is judging people based on their traits and tendencies and THEN inserting them into a particular generational slot.
My company has created a profile that does this. By answering a few simple questions, you can see what generation you truly belong to, and then determine what types of people you actually associate with in the first place. The results might astonish you.
http://www.generationalprofiles.com/myprofile/index.cfm