Managing Generation Conflicts
About our Presentation: It's getting harder to manage people, because (1) work is becoming more high pressure, and (2) workers (particularly the youngest generation in today's workplace) are becoming more high maintenance. Come see why generational author Bruce Tulgan says there's an "under-management epidemic" in American companies and why managing well may be the answer to generational conflicts in the workplace. Encourage your project managers and principals to attend this presentation with your - they're sure to recognize some of their own foibles, and you'll all have a good discussion in the car on the way back to the office.
About Our Speaker: Cindy Petzoldt joined Mackey Mitchell Architects in 1988 as Assistant to the President and became Office Manager in 1990. She added various HR duties and was promoted to a new full-time position. Director of HR, in 2006. She has a BA in English from Missouri State University and an MBA from Maryville University.
Cindy Helped form SDA St. Louis and served as its first president in 1999. She served as chapter VP in 2007. She served as national coordinator for the 2001 Leadership Conference and continues to serve her chapter as certification chair. In June 2006, she presented "You're Talking, But I don't Hear You" at SDA's national convention in Los Angeles. She'll present "Generation Mixmanagement" at the Principals' Roundtable for SDA's 2008 Leadership Conference in Alexandria VA.