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Skip to main contentAge-inclusive working policies are changing the way we collaborate. Most employers now recognize the need for diversity—in race, sexual orientation, religion, or disability status. Employers are required to put policies in place to reduce bias on a whole number of levels. But there’s another underlying prejudice, just as damaging, that can cause friction in the workplace.
How to manage your relationship with your boss
It’s a difficult one. You’re an experienced and confident professional with a good skill set and an open attitude. Your boss, a younger staff member, has been given the reins to the team after fewer years in the workplace. It can be tough. Age discrimination comes in many forms.
Here are our tips for managing intergenerational leadership:
How to work in mixed-age teams
Differences in the experiences, expectations, styles and perspectives of people of different ages can be a source of conflict at work. But they can also become a real strength. For the person in charge the challenges might be assertiveness when talking to someone ten years older. Or finding ways to use personal relationships to share knowledge between team members with different levels of knowledge. Employees may feel the person hasn’t “done the time” to get to where they are. Remember though that everyone involved has a barrier to climb.
The secret to making this situation work is respecting each other and showing flexibility around new ideas. Age is just a number, and no one can stop you (no matter how old you are) from working or growing if you accept and adapt changes with positivity and professionalism. .
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