It’s time to ditch those old generational stereotypes
According to a study, “Digital Etiquette: Mind the Generation Gap,” by Adaptavist Group, a global digital transformation expert group, more than half of employees surveyed believe generational labels are bad, and four in five respondents aged 65 and over have a negative view of categorizing employees by generation. The study, published in March 2024, surveyed 4,000 knowledge workers in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and Germany. These workers reported that categorizing employees by generation could have negative consequences: 45% said it could lead to harmful stereotypes, 40% said it could lead to colleagues ostracizing each other, and 39% said it could lead to favoritism. At the 2024 Leadership Conference in San Diego, Convening’s digital editor and podcast host Magdalina Atanassova spoke with Jen Vaseleck, operations manager at Maritz, and Nikki Gonzales, chief of staff at Soundings, about how they foster connections between generations in their own workplaces. During the conversation (the full podcast recording is linked below), Gonzalez said she…
It’s time to ditch those old generational stereotypes
According to a study, “Digital Etiquette: Mind the Generation Gap,” by Adaptavist Group, a global digital transformation expert group, more than half of employees surveyed believe generational labels are bad, and four in five respondents aged 65 and over have a negative view of categorizing employees by generation. The study, published in March 2024, surveyed 4,000 knowledge workers in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and Germany. These workers reported that categorizing employees by generation could have negative consequences: 45% said it could lead to harmful stereotypes, 40% said it could lead to colleagues ostracizing each other, and 39% said it could lead to favoritism. At the 2024 Leadership Conference in San Diego, Convening’s digital editor and podcast host Magdalina Atanassova spoke with Jen Vaseleck, operations manager at Maritz, and Nikki Gonzales, chief of staff at Soundings, about how they foster connections between generations in their own workplaces. During the conversation (the full podcast recording is linked below), Gonzalez said she…
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