Intergenerational Collaboration

Are Women Ever the Right Age?

At the beginning of their careers, women are considered “too young” and inexperienced to get more responsibilities take on leadership roles. When they enter their thirties, aka what is socially considered “child-bearing age,” they are expected to focus on raising their children rather than growing their career. Again, they get overlooked and passed on for promotions.

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Age Tango: Navigating the Generational Dance Floor for Emerging Leaders

While businesses are working hard to appeal to the younger candidates, their existing employees feel disengaged and unappreciated. At the same time, Baby Boomers are pulling the workplace dynamic at the opposite side of the spectrum. For the past decade, there is an increased trend of late retirement. Organizations, facing serious talent shortages, lure this demographic back into the workplace offering them their old jobs back or part-time and project-based arrangements.

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How to Manage Intergenerational Conflict at Work

With Baby Boomers deferring retirement and Gen Zers joining the workplace in large cohorts, complemented by the already established Millennials and Gen Xers, team managers nowadays face new challenges they aren’t equipped to overcome. They often lead workers who are both much older and much younger than them, adding challenges to the traditional leader-follower relationship.

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Can GenX Save the World?

As we reflect on the GenX Avengers, it’s evident that they are not just leaders but catalysts for positive change. They are predestined to play a pivotal role in the deployment of New Age Leadership. Even more, GenX are our hidden heroes that we need to solve the intergenerational equation. So let’s take more time to acknowledge the GenX heroes among us: their unique journey, their resilience, and their pivotal role in shaping the future.

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5 Surprising Similarities Between Millennials and Baby Boomers

Millennials are, quite literally, the kids and grandchildren of Baby Boomers. This familial connection adds a layer of shared values and experiences. Baby Boomers’ parenting styles have influenced Millennials, contributing to their perspectives on work, life, and societal expectations. Millennials grew up with their workaholic Baby Boomer parents and refused to spend their lives at the office. Boomers, with their parenting techniques, have shaped the millennials into the entitled avocado-eating sneaker-wearing, feedback-obsessed monsters. Which makes me wonder, who is the victim here?

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