Leading Across Generations: 5 Challenges & 10 Strategies to Bridge the Gaps & Manage a Diverse Workforce!

Multiple generations comprise today’s workforce, and each has varied work habits, communication styles, expectations, and goals. And that’s why cross-generational leadership isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a strategy that can fuel business growth, foster innovation, and create a culture that attracts top talent. 
However, for leaders of multigenerational workforces, engaging all generations is essential — not just for employee satisfaction and commitment but also for the company’s overall success. Diverse and inclusive workplaces have higher employee retention, higher revenue growth, and a greater readiness to embrace rather than fear change.
With their varied perspectives, aspirations, and perspectives, the possibility for conflict and misunderstanding is very real. Different generation can struggle to understand one’s perspectives and working styles. Working together and sharing power can also be problematic. And if this conflict is not resolved, it can lead to productivity and retention issues. 

Also, well-managed multigenerational teams will produce huge benefits by utilizing the broad range of skills and experiences of their members. It’s an opportunity that allows businesses to solve complex problems and drive innovation by blending experiences and worldviews from a variety of generations.

In this webinar participants will examine the generational diversity in the workplace; review both the potentials and pitfalls associated with it; and learn best practices that will help them tackle the various challenges as well as effectively engage, communicate, and manage their multi-generational teams. 
 

• Recognize the diverse perspectives and preferences of your cross-generational team members. 
• Develop generational intelligence to understand the experiences and preferences of each generation.
• Realize how perceptions about the different generations in the workplace can impact team dynamics.
• Learn 10 essential managerial practices to keep multigenerational teams engaged and productive. 
• Examine both the Potential and Pitfalls of a multi-generational workplace and how to reap the benefits. 
• Identify the characteristics of each age group: values, communication and work styles, priorities, expectations.
• Review 3 simple team building for your hybrid / remote teams that encourage greater trust and communication.

• CEO’s, COO’s, VP of Human Resources, Chief Learning Officer, Directors, Project Managers, Operation Managers and Supervisors, Team Leaders, Human Resources Professionals.

Marcia Zidle, the Smart Moves Coach, is a board-certified executive and career coach, business management consultant, and keynote speaker, with over 25 years of management, business consulting, and international experience in a variety of industries including health care, financial services, oil and gas, manufacturing, insurance, pharmaceuticals, hospitality, government and nonprofits.

 She has expertise in strategy and alignment; executive and team leadership development; social and emotional intelligence; employee engagement and innovation; career and organization change management; employee relations and talent management.
 
Marcia has been selected as one of LinkedIn Profinder’s top coaches for the past 7 years. Check out the 200 + LinkedIn articles she’s authored on Leadership, Management, and Human Resources topics that have facilitated organizations to leverage their leadership and human capital assets generating greater effectiveness and profitability.

Marcia’s claim to fame is as a world traveler having a multi-cultural spirit and perspective. She has lived as an expatriate with her family in Scandinavia and Australia. In fact, one of her children is an "Aussie". She’s traveled to over 30 countries throughout Europe, Middle East, Far East, and the South Pacific.