Ties to Tattoos: Turning Generational Differences into a Competitive Advantage

by Sherri Elliott

For the first time in history, the American workforce is comprised of four distinct generations - Traditionalists, Boomers, Xers, and Millennials. Additionally, today's workforce brings with it a new set of challenges and the looming labor shortage, sagging productivity, knowledge transfer, the language barrier, and stereotypes. Ties to Tattoos offers innovative ways to recruit, reward, manage, motivate, train, and retain, all within a generationally diverse workplace. Understanding generational issues is one of the best new tools for resolving conflicts and boosting productivity. Ties to Tattoos provides keys for understanding these issues and strategies to leverage multigenerational differences in ways that make companies stronger. The creative people strategies described throughout the book set the bar for companies in the coming decade with the sustainable competitive advantage engaged and committed employees.

Genres: Business

144 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Lani]

Ties to Tattoos is a business tool for your company on how to manage four generations in the workforce. Today’s workforce is built up of Traditionalists (born 1922 -1944), Boomers (born 1945- 1964), Xers (born 1965- 1980), and Millennials (born 1981-2000). The Traditionalists and Boomers are starting to retire or already are retired and the Millennials are just starting to enter the workforce. These four generations have different values, views on education, the use of communication media, work ethic, leadership style, interactive style, and view of what work is. How are you as a business able to create a work environment where all these generations can work well together and give your company the advantages it needs to thrive in today’s changing world? Ms. Elliott-Yeary has the guide.

[Jason Nomura]

Interesting discussion of the generational differences in the workplace. Somethings were common sense for generational evaluation but having it spelled out and discussed opened up new lines of thought and assessment. Definitely a good read and important in todays workplace.

[Etta]

Decent information, but if you are interested in this subject, When Generations Collide is more informative and Generation Y is more entertaining

[Nick Lofthouse]

A good, basic primer on the multigenerational workforce, but a bit light on research and reference to other studies on the subject.