"My customers took to it really easy and they actually use it. Most of them are impressed with the leadership our organization is showing by using the system. It has made a big difference in how our customers view us."

- Travis Browne
Founder
Foundation K9

Using Task Management Software to Bridge the Generation Gap in Your Office

For the first time in history, four distinct generations - Matures, Boomers, Xers, and Millennials - are employed sided by side in the workplace. Their diverse motivations and loyalties make managing them one of the biggest challenges a manager faces. A reliable Task Management Software with clear milestones, an open calendar system, project collaboration tools and transparent accountability for to dos helps level the playing field for the four generations and takes your company to the next level of productivity, despite the differences in your employee pool.

The oldest pool of workers the Matures grew up in a time when tenure meant everything, and working hard for many years paid off. Nowadays in the workplace, you can expect a Mature to enjoy flextime benefits so they can work around their family-oriented home lives. Matures will appreciate your use of Task Management Software because they measure their work ethic on timeliness and productivity, and the transparency of the Task Management Software will give them the security they seek. Plus, Matures will be able to understand their responsibilities in advance because they can see the upcoming deadlines and milestones, and this will help them as they schedule their lives around these tasks, allowing for that flexibility.

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The children of the Matures, the Baby Boomers, are in control of corporate America today. One of their identifying characteristics is that they believe teamwork is critical to success. Your use of a solid Task Management Software program will allow Boomers to thrive with that sense of teamwork, since they will be able to see not only their own tasks, but the tasks of their teammates. Your workers in their 30s, the Generation Xers, are constantly seeking control over their own time. The Task Management Software will give them the ability to see their schedules and upcoming tasks to plan accordingly. In addition, the Xers tend to be a skeptical group, and they appreciate open communication regardless of position, title or tenure of colleagues. Again, the transparency of a good productivity software program will give them the security that not only are they on track, but their colleagues are also doing what needs to be done to finish projects on time.

The youngest workers in today's offices are referred to as the Millennials. Their parents, the Boomers and the oldest Xers, bought "Baby On Board" signs for the family SUVs and worked hard to insulate their children from global acts of terrorism, school shootings and other threats. Millennials in the workplace now seek the same type of protection in the form of open, constant communication and positive reinforcement from their boss. Millennials will benefit from the open, consistent communication format of the same Task Management Software that helps Matures manage their time, aids Boomers in fostering teamwork and reassures the Xers that everyone is doing what he's supposed to do.