Episode 6: "June 2008"
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Duration: 32:15
Tamara J. Erickson
Summary
Boomers and Xers and Ys! Oh, my! How is your organization managing employees from different generations? In this episode, part one of our featured interview with Tamara J. Erickson, McKinsey Award winning author, consultant and expert on the changing workforce. Also, broadening your perspective on training and development and real-world examples of how high-performing organizations reward and recognize their employees.
Details
- 00:00 – Opening
- 01:37 – Current Issues – A Broader Perspective on Training and Development
- 06:15 – Featured Interview (Part 1) – Tamara J. Erickson
- 27:46 – From the Field – “How does your organization reward and recognize employees?”
- 31:00 – Closing
Host
David W. Ballard, PsyD, MBA, Assistant Executive Director for Corporate Relations and Business Strategy, American Psychological Association (APA) and APA Practice Organization
Featured Interview
Tamara J. Erickson, Author, Consultant and Workforce Futurist
- Biography: Tamara J. Erickson
- Erickson Interview Transcript
- TammyErickson.com
- Tamara Erickson’s Blog, Across the Ages
Current Issues Discussant
Matthew J. Grawitch, PhD, Chair, Organizational Studies Program, School for Professional Studies, Saint Louis University
Additional Resources
Books by Tamara Erickson
- Retire Retirement: Career Strategies for the Boomer Generation
- Workforce Crisis: How to Beat the Coming Shortage of Skills And Talent
Articles by Tamara Erickson
- Breakthrough Ideas for 2008: Task, Not Time — Harvard Business Review, February 2008
- Eight Ways to Build Collaborative Teams — Harvard Business Review, November 2007
- Bridging Faultlines in Diverse Teams — MIT Sloan Management Review, Summer 2007
- What It Means to Work Here — Harvard Business Review, March 2007
- Managing Middlescence — Harvard Business Review, March 2006
- It’s Time to Retire Retirement — Harvard Business Review, March 2004
Articles on Training and Development
- Birdi, K. S., Patterson, M. G., Wood, S. J. (2007). Learning to perform? A comparison of learning practices and organizational performance in profit- and non-profit-making sectors in the UK. International Journal of Training and Development, 11, 265-281.
- Burke, M. J.; Sarpy, S. A.; Smith-Crowe, K.; Chan-Serafin, S.; Salvador, R. O.; Islam, G. (2006). Relative Effectiveness of Worker Safety and Health Training Methods. Relative Effectiveness of Worker Safety and Health Training Methods, American Journal of Public Health, 96, 315-324.
- Huselid, M. A. (1995). The impact of human resource management practices on turnover, productivity, and corporate financial performance. The impact of human resource management practices on turnover, productivity, and corporate financial performance, Academy of Management Journal, 38, 635-672.
- Nord, W. R.; Fox, S.; Phoenix, A.; Viano, K. (2002). Real-world reactions to work-life balance programs: Lessons for effective implementation. Real-world reactions to work-life balance programs: Lessons for effective implementation, Organizational Dynamics, 30, 223-238.
- Sasson, J. R.; Austin, J. (2004). The effects of training, feedback, and participant involvement in behavioral safety observations on office ergonomic behavior. The effects of training, feedback, and participant involvement in behavioral safety observations on office ergonomic behavior, Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 24, 1-30.