Why Generational Labels Fail — and What Segmentation Gets Right

In this episode, Mary, Tom, and Sean are joined b…

An episode of the The Accidental Marketer Podcast podcast, hosted by Impact Planning Group, titled "Why Generational Labels Fail — and What Segmentation Gets Right" was published on January 23, 2026 and runs 20 minutes.

January 23, 2026 ·20m · The Accidental Marketer Podcast

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In this episode, Mary, Tom, and Sean are joined by special guest Ginny Ertl, a change management and leadership development expert, to explore why generational labels fall short as a way to understand how people actually behave at work. What starts as a discussion about Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, and Boomers quickly moves past age-based assumptions and into a more useful lens: segmentation. Drawing on needs-based thinking, the group examines why motivations, behaviors, and values explain far more than birth year — whether you’re trying to understand employees, leaders, or customers.

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In this episode, Mary, Tom, and Sean are joined by special guest Ginny Ertl, a change management and leadership development expert, to explore why generational labels fall short as a way to understand how people actually behave at work. What starts as a discussion about Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, and Boomers quickly moves past age-based assumptions and into a more useful lens: segmentation. Drawing on needs-based thinking, the group examines why motivations, behaviors, and values explain far more than birth year — whether you’re trying to understand employees, leaders, or customers.

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