Advocis conference update: Understanding generation profiles essential to team-building

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By Deanne N. Gage | June 2, 2004 | Last updated on June 2, 2004
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    Baby boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, comprise 51% of the workplace. They want to be recognized as competent and detest being micro-managed. Since some boomers will soon be eligible to retire, they also value a good pension that will enable them to maintain their current lifestyles.

    Since many advisors also fall into this group, it’s important they recognize the other generation profiles when hiring someone since they will “want to turn their business over to someone who will be able to maintain it the way they think it should be maintained.”

    Filed by Deanne N. Gage, Advisor’s Edge, deanne.gage@advisor.rogers.com.

    (06/02/04)

    Deanne N. Gage

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  • Advocis conference update: Opportunity, professionalism buzzwords at opening session

    Baby boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, comprise 51% of the workplace. They want to be recognized as competent and detest being micro-managed. Since some boomers will soon be eligible to retire, they also value a good pension that will enable them to maintain their current lifestyles.

    Since many advisors also fall into this group, it’s important they recognize the other generation profiles when hiring someone since they will “want to turn their business over to someone who will be able to maintain it the way they think it should be maintained.”

    Filed by Deanne N. Gage, Advisor’s Edge, deanne.gage@advisor.rogers.com.

    (06/02/04)