with Melanie Holmes

Vice President, World of Work Solutions ManpowerGroup

Look around at work and you’ll see co-workers of all shapes, sizes, colors – and ages.  A diverse workplace makes for superior decisions, a more interesting environment and better customer relations.  But diversity – particularly generational diversity – can also lead to problems.  Melanie Holmes will talk about the differences among the generations and how we can harness those differences to achieve results.  At the end of her presentation you’ll understand…

… what shaped and motivates the different generations,

… what you can do as a manager (or trainer) to engage each generation, and

… how each age group prefers to learn.

Melanie's Bio: An internationally known expert on all things work related, Melanie is dedicated to advancing ManpowerGroup’s position as the thought leader in the contemporary world of work. She shares ManpowerGroup’s extensive labor force knowledge while building strategic partnerships with government, universities and other leadership organizations. Melanie is also responsible for community investment at ManpowerGroup, which includes volunteerism, community relations and philanthropy.

Melanie has been with ManpowerGroup for over 30 years. During that time she has witnessed profound changes in the world of work, the staffing industry and in HR practices in general.  This perspective makes her uniquely qualified to talk with you today about the challenges companies are experiencing finding talent.

Active in the Milwaukee community, Melanie serves on the boards of the Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, Milwaukee Urban League, Social Development Commission and COA Youth & Family Centers. She also serves on the Advisory Council for the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee School of Continuing Education Center for the Study of the Workplace.