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Distribution — generation cohort
Headcount shares across birth-year-derived generation cohort buckets.
How it’s computed
DISTRIBUTION(generation_cohort)
What the evidence shows
Evidence (effect sizes, priors, validity) is syncing from Principia.
What this metric can show you
Distribution — generation cohort can tell roughly 25 pre-built stories — each a designed scene the data either confirms or it doesn’t. Bring your numbers and the Story Finder runs every one of these shapes against them.
specific to workforce composition
{mover} is becoming a bigger share of who you are
workforce-composition · T1
{mover} is fading from the mix
workforce-composition · T1
A few people hold the whole network together
org-networks · T1
One unit is over-managed
workforce-composition · T1
Spans are stretched thin in one corner
workforce-composition · T1
The mix is holding steady
workforce-composition · T1
The organization you have isn't the one you had
workforce-composition · T1
universal shapes — any single metric can take these
A few large values are doing the talking
any focus · T1
A one-time event, not a trend
any focus · T1
It doesn't track — the premise is false
any focus · T1
It's concentrated — one group stands apart
any focus · T1
Scenes are pre-built; your data is the toggle. Browse the full deck or watch one play end-to-end in The Quiet Exodus.
Run it on your data
This metric is computed in the People Analytics Toolbox on your own numbers. See pricing — posted, no quotes.
sources: toolbox:metrics-catalog
What the literature says
The measurement literature behind this signal — sourced, so you can defend it.
“That is, the relative distributions each have to add up to 100%.TABLE S.3 ABSOLUTE FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS OF TECHNICIAN SALARIES AND PRODUCTION ASSISTANT SALARIES Annual Salary (Euros)No. of TechniciansNo. of Production…”
— Statistics for Compensationmatch 49%
“But before I start listing specific dates for each cohort, note there is no governing agency that dictates the names and birth years of each generation. Each researcher can use their own cut off dates and titles, so don’t be surprised when you see various articles and…”
— Staying Power why your Employees Leave and how Tmatch 46%
“New York Times. Retrieved from http://http://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/08/us/ maryland-police - unearth - body - of-girl - ending-mystery - of - her - 1986-disappea rance .html. Fry, R. (2015). Millennials Surpass Gen Xers as the Largest Generation in the U.S. Labor Force. Pew…”
— Staying Power why your Employees Leave and how Tmatch 45%
Resources: Statistics for Compensation · Staying Power why your Employees Leave and how T