“Leading 5 Generations” with Bare Leadership

Leaders are facing an unprecedented challenge with 5 generations in the workforce today. In this episode, we discuss some of the myths, talk about what we’ve encountered, and then practical advice on how to lead everyone, inclusively.

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Detailed Notes:

People keep getting our age wrong!
2:00 - Five Generations in our workforce
3:00 - How to deal with the person who’s always distracted with devices
4:00 - Understanding the benefits and drawbacks
6:00 - Multi-tasking is NOT a thing!
8:00 - What you can do as the leader
Create a sense of belonging
Understand each person’s individual needs
Tailoring your communication
10:30 - How our interaction is different towards the older generation or younger generation
Explain how they fit in the organization and why it’s important
12:30 - Leading someone who is already established
13:30 - Leading an early career person
15:00 - Model the behavior you want your team to have
16:00 - Millenials (but not really)
Appreciating the long game
Need for advancement
18:30 - The concept of mirroring as a way to bridge the gap in understaning each other
20:00 - Techniques that you can use with your teams
21:30 - Final take-aways

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