Are you enabling your organisation’s leaders to manage generational diversity effectively?

Modern workforces are currently made up of 5 different generations and whilst a multigenerational workforce can be a great source of inspiration and perspective, it can come with many challenges for leaders. 

Even when we don’t realise it, our perceptions of our colleagues are sometimes steered by stereotypes — an invisible friction that disrupts workflow and clouds judgement. 

The cost of your managers misunderstanding their teams is higher than you might think. Statistics show that employees with managers more than 12 years their senior are nearly three times as likely to report extreme job dissatisfaction. It isn't about age; it's about a gap in understanding. 

With generational differences becoming a popular topic of conversation lately, we must ask ourselves the following question: do our managers really understand the nuances, or are they just familiar with the stereotypes?

Additionally, what are we doing to help challenge generational stereotypes on topics like personal development, work ethic, expectations, and wellbeing?