Claire Raines

Claire Raines is the nation's leading expert on “Generation X”: who they are, what makes them different, and how to develop successful ways of working with them. She is a dynamic speaker, award-winning author, and highly-regarded organizational consultant. Ms. Raines is the co-author of “Twentysomething: Managing & Motivating Today's New Work Force,” named one of the thirty best business books of 1992. She has been featured widely in the media, including USA Today, Training Magazine, Personnel Journal, Self Biz, Entrepreneur and Communications Briefings. As an internationally recognized speaker, Ms. Raines has received rave reviews for her keynote speeches which help audiences better understand “Generation X.”

  In her consulting practice, Ms. Raines works with companies to provide the tools for understanding young workers. In order to create an environment that supports and develops them, she designs management systems based on “Generation X” values. She researches each client organization and develops customized solutions to impact business results. America's primary labor supply for the next decade - currently in their teens and twenties - represents the smallest population group in U.S. history and the thinnest pool of entry-level workers in modern times. There simply are not enough of them to go around, particularly in the service industries. Every time a business looses an employee, the high cost of attracting, hiring and training a replacement cuts into the profit margin. To compound the problem, managers complain that the “Generation X” work ethic is troublesome. They say “Generation X”ers are not loyal, they will not make a commitment, and they show up late -- when they show up.

  Claire will give you new information about “Generation X” workers: what they believe, how they are different, how to communicate, hire, train and motivate them. Today's work groups contain a more diverse mix of people with more varied ways of looking at the world than ever before. Since our worldview is shaped primarily by our first fifteen years of life - and what is going on around us - generations tend to have unique personalities. Our worldview affects the way we see issues, how we feel about them, and how we respond to them, and different views of the world can cause conflicts that get in the wav of our effectiveness. To be excellent leaders in today's world of work, we must understand generational personalities and know how to comunicate with them in mind. Claire will explore the traditional American personality, baby boom personality, and “Generation X” personality. We'll find out what the generations think of each other - and we'll examine methods for managing and motivating more effectively.

TOPICS: Managing & Motivating Today's New Workforce, Managing Across the Generations

FEE RANGE: $6,500 - $10,000

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