Printer-friendly versionThere is so much talk about the Generational Gap in business writing today. “Millennials want too much recognition before they’ve paid their dues,” “Boomers are out of touch,” etc. However, in today’s turbulent economic times one of the best things a company has going for it is the diversity of perspectives among it’s employees. Rather than focus on how the different views of the four generations currently interacting in the work place cause conflict and stress, look instead at how the “elbow grease” of the older generations and the innovation of the younger generations can be combined in ways that lead to new concepts and approaches to the market that will deliver a competitive edge. As stated in the March issue of “Associations Now Magazine ,”  “Leveraging this diversity will have a direct impact on profitability, growth, and retention. Eliminating the focus on the so-called generational gap will increase employee engagement and enable your staff to maximize resources and accomplish more with less.”March 2009

ALOC Group’s workshops “Asking Y ,” and “Don’t Resolve It ” both deal directly with using different perspectives and approaches to drive positive change instead of creating roadblocks. Our group facilitation and team-building programs help diverse work groups learn how to create a combined vocabulary, develop trust, challenge each other’s assumptions in a positive way, and drive forward for the synergistic win.