What are Generation Gaps?
Is corporate America the same now as it was 20 years ago? No. Is what you believed 10 years ago the same as what you believe today? Probably not. Or consider someone who is 20 years old today. Does he or she have different perceptions than someone currently in their 60s? Most likely, yes. These differences in attitudes, values, beliefs and even ways of working together and communicating are referred to as “generation gaps.” Generational differences can lead to misunderstandings and conflict in the workplace. For the first time in history, companies are faced with managing fourgenerations in the workplace. This can present issues! Would you be surprised if you went to greet a job candidate in your lobby and saw that he brought his mother along? This is happening at companies across the nation as recent college grads try to land their first job. Or, how would you react if you were a newly hired manager, and when you asked an employee who’d been at the company for 30 years to put the info
