Intergenerational Collaborations: Leading the 21st Century Workforce
This session is designed for business leaders with futuristic mindsets, who want to understand demographic shifts. With Baby Boomers retiring and Millennials entering the workforce at a record pace—by 2025 they will comprise 75 percent of the workforce—it is essential to identify all generations in the current workforce and focus on engaging Millennials now, to be able to fulfill talent shortages in the near future. Unfortunately, many organizations use off-target management practices and are not prepared to attract, engage and retain Millennials.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the need to engage Millennials now, not later.
- Get to know techniques for engaging Millennials at the organizational level.
- Develop a strong leadership pipeline and expertise for business continuity.
Brian K. Dickens, SHRM-SCP
Brian Dickens is the chief human resources officer for the University of Tennessee System. In this role, Dickens is responsible for planning, developing and implementing statewide initiatives that support employee engagement. Areas of administration include system recruitment, employee and organizational development, compensation, inclusion, diversity and engagement, data analytics, reporting, payroll, benefits and retirement services. The office also works to ensure compliance with federal, state and University labor standards and policies. He collaborates with UT system, campus and institute leadership, human resources officers and diversity officers. Dickens joined the UT System on Dec. 1, 2019, following a national search. Dickens earned a B.S. in Biology and M.A. in Counseling from Prairie View A&M University, and a Ph.D. in Educational Administration and Human Resource Development from Texas A&M University.