Iola’s Unity Club members explored at their monthly meeting Sept. 11 how different generations interact in the workplace.
Ellen Thompson reported on Chuck Underwood’s book, “Understanding Generational differences in the workplace, Marketplace & Living Room.”
She detailed how workforce diversity affects human resource strategies, how marketing is tailored to specific generations and how children, parents and others are understood.
Thompson described the book as the most provocative page-turner covering the fastest-rising business and family topic in America: the story of generational differences.
She detailed each of the generations, “The Silents” or America’s last innocent generation; “Boomers,” the rock-the-world generation now taking its turn at the top of American leadership; “Gen X,” the island generation often different and misunderstood; and “Millennials,” America’s next great generation.
Each generation comes with a “bible” of tips and tactics that teach businesses how to deal with consumers and employees as well as parents and children.
Thirteen members dined on chicken salad, croissants and a pumpkin roll served by Stacy Cakes at the Humboldt Public Library.
Mary Joseph will host the Oct. 9 meeting at 1:30 p.m. at the Frederick Funston Meeting Room at 207 N. Jefferson, Iola.
Donna Houser will lead the program.
