Tue 09 April 2024
Create a Healthy Multigenerational Workplace , From Generation X to Generation Alpha .
For the first time in history, workplaces are beginning to span six generations: from the octogenarians of the Silent Generation to the teenagers of Generation Alpha pursuing their first jobs and internships. As a manager, how can you lead across this multigenerational workforce?
(1) Build your strategy around all six generations.
This means both becoming an employer of choice for everyone and making sure your product mix appeals to all consumers.
(2) Level the playing field.
Ensure that job applicants and employees don’t feel that they must hide their age or apologize for being a member of their generation to access opportunities in your organization.
(3) Look at generations as cultures—and harness the power of intergenerational diversity.
Generational differences in norms regarding technology, communication, and leadership are common. Encouraging employees to build cross-cultural agility, which enables them to navigate differences with humility, curiosity, and flexibility, can help teammates of different generations productively engage with each other.
(4) Use purpose as a unifier.
Employees at every level want meaning and mission in their lives. Help your intergenerational team understand and commit to a common purpose.
This tip is adapted from “Leading the 6-Generation Workforce,” by Nicholas Pearce
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