When did IBM ban the tie at work (according to the speaker)?

Cameron HeroldFounder of the COO Alliance & Invest In Your Leaders Training

WHY You Need To Embrace Generational Shifts as a LEADER

26 Nov 2022 · 1 min

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Cameron Herold argues that leaders must embrace generational shifts to avoid becoming obsolete. In this segment he gives concrete examples: relaxed dress codes (T-shirts/sweatshirts), flexible/non–9-to-5 work hours, and more asynchronous, collaborative ways of completing projects (passing work between people). He suggests Gen Y and Gen Z bring useful execution practices that established organizations can adopt.

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About 30 years ago (per Cameron Herold).

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Something about the generations right now is if we really hold on to the past, we're going to be like that dinosaur, right? We're just going to get run over. So think about dress code for a second. I've all pretty much embraced super relaxed dress codes where now it's okay to wear a T shirt and a sweatshirt every day at work. No one really cares. IBM banned the tie at work 30 years ago. So the ways that we work have to change as well, right? The things now don't have to be done 9 to 5. They can be worked on when people want to work on it. One person taking a project right through to completion doesn't even make sense anymore. It's about passing it around to people who can work on it and collaborate together and problem solve and work on components of it. So I think if you look at the way Gen Y and even Gen Z are getting things done, you're going to be able to take some of those ideas and bring them into your organization. They might not understand your company well, but they understand how to get stuff done in a different way.