Generations Defined

Generations Defined

Traditionalists: Born 1925-1945

Generational personality: Hardworking, stable; reluctant to buck the system.

Baby Boomers: Born 1946-1964

Generational personality: Driven, team players; judgmental of those who see things differently.

Generation X: Born 1965-1980

Generational personality: Adaptable, technoliterate; poor people skills, cynical.

Millenial Generation/GenerationY: Born 1980-2000

Generational personality: Optimistic, tenacious; need supervision and structure.

Source: When Generations Collide. Lancaster LC, Stillman D. Collins Business, 2005.