Bridging the generational divide and the growing importance of fostering intergenerational dialogue is more relevant than ever. Today, we navigate a world where five, sometimes six, generations coexist and collaborate in workforces. With such diversity of age, experience, and perspective, the potential for both friction and innovation is immense.
Employers
Liberating Structures; Collaboration on Steroids
This summer, I had the unique opportunity to spend time with some of the most well-known and sometimes, outspoken, thought leaders in the age space who offered two entirely different learning structures for their events. I gained a new perspective on collaboration and learning.
Co-Generate (Generate Together) for a Better Future
Today’s workforce comprises up to five generations. In the 1950s no more than three generations worked together. The current reality presents untold opportunities to combine the thinking, resources, expertise, and experience of people from ages 15 to 100.
What does retirement AGE have to do with retirement?
When the retirement age of 65 was first conceived, the average lifespan was 62, the current average is 82 and it’s growing longer all the time. Ask yourself, does it make sense, for reasons of age alone, to discard or disregard, the knowledge, expertise, and wisdom of our olders?
“WE NEED TO TALK” is off to a good start
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Networking Through A Pandemic
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Spot the Bias
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Reflections on the Old Elephant in the Room
Not long ago the Toronto Star published my article entitled “The (Old) Elephant in the Room”. For...
Banning Office Bullies
Organizational culture plays a critical role in determining productivity, creativity, engagement...
Unrecognized Potential
Increasingly, I am reading articles about our extended lifespans and how these will impact...
Back to School – 4 Ways to Access Affordable Professional Development
For North Americans, September is back to school season. Ads for school supplies dominate...












