From the Editor's Desk

The Future of Work: Navigating Intergenerational Discord

One of the biggest future of work issues is managing intergenerational discord. With four generations currently in the workforce -- Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z -- this clash is further compounded by the pandemic's impact, new workforce entrants, and an overall resistance to change.

The inherent risk for leaders in not tackling unaddressed intergenerational divisions is the destruction of the best of teams. Much of the problem stems from misunderstanding, a failure to communicate, and a failure to listen. This impasse is further exacerbated as the different generations don't earnestly engage and are too deeply entrenched in their beliefs about the other generation. As George Orwell said, "Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it."


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