Meagan Johnson
Bright, Funny, Delightfully Obnoxious Generational Humorist
Meagan Johnson is the co-author of the bestselling book Generations Inc, From Boomers To Linksters Managing the Friction Between Generations at Work. She is the de-facto expert when it comes to navigating the maze of generational quandaries' every organization faces.
Quoted by the Chicago Tribune, CNNMoney.com and US News &; World Report, she has been heard on ABC Talk Live, NPR and profiled on Conde' Nast's Portfolio.com. Meagan has become the ˜Go To' expert for all things generational.
As a Gen Xer (people born between 1965 and 1980) Meagan takes on generational issues with an insider's perspective. During the 1990s, while working for companies like Quaker Oats, Kraft Foods and Xerox Meagan often heard negative comments about Gen Xers. Terms like slacker generation, gold collar workers, and the Beavis and Butthead generation were not uncommon.
Meagan knew those terms were unfair and untrue, so she began researching small and large businesses to debunk generational myths and uncover the most effective way to solve multi-generational clashes. That research gave birth to her most popular presentation, ZAP THE GAP How To Make Peace and Profit in a Multi-Generational World.
Known as the Generational Humorist, Meagan has entertained and educated thousands of audience members from all around the globe. Amongst her many satisfied clients are companies such as Dairy Queen, Burger King, Cadillac, American Express, Harley-Davidson, Monster.com, and the CIA (although the work she did @ the CIA is classified!)
Following her presentation, at the Harley Davidson Annual Dealer's Conference, Meagan heard comments like "you changed the way I treat and train my younger employees, I have never had so much fun learning such valuable lessons, and Meagan Rocks.
A third-generation native of Phoenix AZ, Meagan lives with her tall husband and three dogs that have a total of 15 legs (not including the husband) ¦ you do the math!
ZAP THE GAP! HOW TO MAKE PEACE AND PROFIT IN A MULTI-GENERATIONAL WORLD
Job applicants are plentiful and unemployment is high but the fact remains that making the wrong generational choice can cost organizations hundreds of thousand dollars a year. Failure to create a multi-generational team that is effective, productive and profitable puts a company's future growth and sustainability at risk. Ignoring the drastically diverse ways generations learn and communicate with each other is tantamount to turning your back on a tsunami.
ZAP THE GAP; HOW TO AVOID THE AFTERMATH
is the perfect addition to your meeting agenda. The program allows audience members to take the information and tools acquired during the keynote and put them to the test. Based upon pre-conference interviews, Meagan creates real-life scenarios that reflect the generational challenges participants are facing in their own industry. Meagan leads the group through an in-depth discussion on how to tackle the more perplexing generational obstacles facing people in their work-life and personal-life today. Members walk away from the program with a workbook that will serve as their generational guide when they return to the office and home.
CO-PRESENTATION WITH BABY BOOMER DAD
Based on their best-selling book, Generations Inc.: From Boomers to Linksters, Managing the Friction Between Generations at Work, generation expert Meagan Johnson and corporate culture expert Larry Johnson, present the unique perspectives of a Gen-X daughter and her Baby Boomer dad on how each understands, communicates, motivates and manages different generations existing in the workplace today.