Leah Georges: How generational stereotypes hold us back at work
ليا جورجيس: كيف توقفنا أنماط الأجيال أثناء العمل
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in America's modern history,
interacting at work.
the matures, the silents.
وهم الناضجون الصامتون
and work as its own reward.
born between 1944 and 1960.
characterized by hard work.
for the term "workaholic."
لإختراعه مصطلح "مدمن عمل."
they love effective communication.
if they haven't retired already.
متقاعدين بالفعل.
as the lost generation
born between 1961 and 1980.
بين 1961 و1980.
and the big millennials.
in this generation
to tell us about work-life balance,
بين العمل والحياة،
ask for that in the workplace.
the everybody-gets-a-ribbon generation --
جيل يحصل فيه الكل على شريط–
wasn't present in the home.
they're hopeful and they're determined.
to change the world,
idealistic sometimes,
overtake Generation X
generation in the workforce.
in the United States labor force
من القوى العاملة في أمريكا
Generation Z, born since 2000,
الذين ولدوا منذ سنة 2000،
or soon to be high school graduates.
والذين سيتخرجون منها قريبًا.
search engines,
in the workplace, right?
أليس كذلك؟
are the worst generation."
have ruined it for everybody."
generational divide."
"West Side Story,"
another door, the lobby,
complain, go home, do the same,
ثم يعودون إلى منازلهم، ويقومون بنفس الشيء،
these generations may not exist?
thinking about this and researching this,
وأبحث فيه،
aren't exactly sure
that these groups even exist,
المجموعات حقيقة،
who belongs in them.
are said to share the same value system,
يمتلكون نفس نظام القيم،
working for and against them.
define these generations differently.
هذه الأجيال بطرق مختلفة.
across various areas of the world.
عبر مناطق مختلفة في العالم.
about each generation
created this self-fulfilling prophecy,
as if they're part of that generation
كأنهم جزء من ذلك الجيل
that generation is real.
in United States culture.
what we're talking about.
a lot of thoughts and feelings
and pre-tenure academic does
with commonly searched terms,
on what other people are searching
وفقًا لبحث الناس الأخرين
of what people think
are conservative,
and they're so important.
generation -- we know this;
with baby boomers.
this is what I learned about us.
and we think we're important.
search result on the internet --
I've been talking to leaders and followers
part of the conversation --
the conversation at work.
that those Google results are true.
is that organizations are now desperate
the multigenerational workplace.
wave of millennials to come to work.
we prepare for natural disasters.
ونُحضر للكوارث الطبيعية.
for 23-year-olds to come to work?
قادمون للعمل ويبلغون 23 سنة؟
that they're doing
for everybody to get along
and to feel like they're thriving.
really incredibly harebrained ideas
the multigenerational workplace.
that if you can see it, you can be it.
تستطيع أن تصبحها.
of the ideal multigenerational workplace,
الأجيال الممتازة على الحائط
color here, apparently,
with people jumping in heels,
مع ناس يقفزون بكعب عالي،
who recently decided
in the break room
at the time, millennial,
people to take her seriously,
أن يأخذها الناس بمحمل الجدية،
she would have to do this --
يجب أن تقوم بالآتي:
wouldn't take her seriously
بحمل الجدية،
shoulder pads.
workplace ... is shoulder pads?
باستعمال منصات كتف؟
talking to organizations
of people of various ages.
than we are different.
they want flexibility,
ويريدون المرونة،
are tied to a generation.
in what people want.
فيما يريده الناس.
go home and do different things.
يعودون إلى منازلهم ويقومون بأمور مختلفة،
to things happening outside of work.
خارج العمل على الأقل.
on generational cohorts,
that people are people.
who we really work with,
how to better navigate
but I think we can get there.
ولكني أظن أننا نستطيع أن ننجح.
is too terribly difficult.
وليس الأمر سهلًا،
with a specific generational cohort.
of that generation, right?
she's a thought leader in innovation --
في الإبتكار،
in their onlyness,
where only we stand,
الشخص وحده
our experiences and our hopes.
خبراتنا وأمالنا.
flexibility and curiosity.
people in their onlyness,
that they stand,
acting "angry" at work all the time
"الغاضب" أثناء العمل
since he was 16 years old,
sooner than he can imagine,
on that retirement list.
a little scared?
three kids, two hands,
ثلاثة أطفال، ويدان
the wheels on the bus.
maybe she's exhausted.
because they're "entitled?"
that generation has more debt
يعاني من ديونٍ أكثر
coming out of college,
in their onlyness,
about a generation anymore.
and explore their onlyness.
where it's appropriate, teach.
that no one else can bring to work,
ولا يقدمه أي شخص آخر،
working with generations anymore.
of the multigenerational workplace,
people where they are.
that we unpack and live there with them.
it's a beautiful place to visit.
ويستحق الزيارة.
is the most angry
or the most so obsessed with food.
to work, back to our homes,
ونعود إلى منازلنا،
tattered sometimes.
to humbly meet people where they are,
بتواضع أينما كانوا،
like intergenerational warfare,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Leah Georges - Social psychologistLeah Georges is a professor and researcher who works with organizations to pull apart the enduring fable of generations at war in the workplace.
Why you should listen
Leah Georges, Ph.D., M.L.S., approaches most questions as if they are 50 percent math problem and 50 percent art project. Her training at the intersection of social psychology and law taught her that facts are rarely altogether factual, answers are seldom black and white, and the most fascinating explanations happen in that gray area in between. It's a mess in there, but it's worth it.
Georges is an assistant professor in Creighton University's doctoral program in interdisciplinary leadership, where she challenges herself and her students to explore complex, real-world problems and create data-driven and interesting solutions. As a leadership and research methods professor, Georges has been recognized as an award-winning educator and advisor by her students and peers.
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