6 Ways Technonology Shapes Younger Generations

by Jody Urquhart
http://www.idoinspire.com

Recently I was an SHRM HR Conference Motivational Keynote Speaker, one of the key issues HR professionals are concerned with is technology and how it impacts younger generations.

Technology is definately shaping the next generation. Here are some of the suggestions speakers for the HR professionals suggested:

• Young adults have an easy ability to form meaningful online relationships. This means more virtual friends and computer time and less face to face organically formed relationships. This may mean unrefined, on the job social skills.

• Generation Y and Z are a combination of remarkable innocence and nievity and are empowered to publish their every thought through social networks online.

• I think the internet with its immediate results and feedback can become psychologically addictive. It's use is increasing rapidly especially amoung young adults.

• Technology creates a trend where young adults function with very little forward planning, we no longer have to say meet you at Kmart, we can just text or Instant message our friends when we are there.

• Bonds of trust could be severed. How do you know what is a real relationship and a virtual one? If you meet someone online, how do you know they are reliable? or they are who they say they are?

• Many young professionals now assumb that if news is important, it will find it's way to them through social networks and online communities. Information presented on the internet is often presented as fact while it is only ones opinion.

Information is not knowledge. Young adults lack the perspective to know the difference. Armed with alot of information, this generation can have lethal consequences with their online influence.

The other HR conference keynote motivational speaker suggested that the internet affects young adults social skills, she offered this research...

A recent study conducted by Carnegie Mellon University concludes that Internet use leads to small but statistically significant increases in misery and loneliness and a decline in overall psychological well-being.

Many parents fear the internets affect on their children, yet they think they still need it. They are right. A savvy young professional is one who is well versed in technology but can balance face to face social skills with online information communities. One suggestion by a speaker at the HR conference was when hiring ask prospective new talent what they do in their social time, what kind of a life outside of google do they have?

We discovered their is alot more to learn about how to manage younger generations from the Generational Motivational Speakers for HR conferences.

Motivational, Inspirational Keynote Speaker Jody Urquhart, http://www.idoinspire.com has been a professional speaker for over 13 years. She speaks on humor, wellness, and is a top generational speaker. http://www.idoinspire.com/motivational-speaker-meet-jody/ Jody wrote the book All Work & No SAY

Article submitted Thursday, August 04, 2011 & read 20 times.

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