Library Guide for Diversity, Inclusion and Awareness: Generational Differences

It’s an important discussion to have in order to help the team build understanding and unity, and discover how to collaborate and cooperate on the path to great work.

The research on generations is flawed.

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For the first time in history, five generations will soon be working side by side. But whether this multi-generational workplace feels happy and productive or challenging and stressful is, in large part, up to you: the boss. How should you relate to employees of different age groups? How do you motivate someone much older or much younger than you? And finally: what can you do to encourage employees of different generations to share their knowledge?

Never has a podcast had more fun analyzing the likes and differences of Millennials and Generation X. Comedians Kurt Long and Joey Bragg build bridges between generations using laughter, wit, understanding and nonsense. Joey's youthful exuberance, humor and determination are a great contrast to the more experienced Kurt's cautious skepticism and sarcasm. Together they dissect topics of the day from the perspectives of two entertainment industry professionals separated by 20+ years while providing plenty of laughs and insight. Neither claim to be experts or take themselves too seriously, so their conversations are always hilarious, cutting, and unique.

On this week’s episode of Business Insider’s business improvement podcast, Foundations. They talk about strategies for people transitioning from one career to another, how the routes for people to find their jobs have completely changed, and tips on how different generations with different perspectives in the workplace can understand each other and have better working relationships.

William Frey, demographer and senior fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program, discusses his research on the millennial generation. Frey explains why the millennials, now the most diverse adult generation in American history, will be a social, economic, and political bridge to America’s diverse future.