Generational Differences Impact Workplace Culture and Business Operations

Many businesses have more than one generation within a workplace, such as Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z. Mastering communication between generations matters for many reasons.

Learn more about the Bridging Generations in the Workplace conference sponsored by UMKC TalentLink and Roots and Rounds, Inc.

Being able to understand and communicate with multiple generations in the workforce is important to hire and retain talented employees, effectively lead, manage, and collaborate with coworkers.

For example, let's look at how employees from different generations in the same workplace can have diverging views and values about the social impact of a business.

A 2022 Bentley-Gallup Force for Good study found that 55% of employed Americans say they would switch jobs to work at an organization that has a greater positive impact on the world, including 71% of employees aged 18 to 29. Less than half of those aged 45 and older held this view.

“People expect more from companies than simply increasing profits and meeting shareholder goals, and this is especially true among Gen Z and millennials – the future of our nation’s workforce and consumer base,” said Bentley University President E. LaBrent Chrite. “These changing expectations should matter a great deal to every company and employer in America. If you want to continue to grow and attract future customers and employees, you’ll need to show your commitment to your community, account for your environmental impact, and adopt and promote values that today’s workers embrace.”

The Bridging Generations in the Workplace conference on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, is a key opportunity to learn how to lead and manage people, interact with coworkers, and build a business and workplace culture with multigenerational differences. Register today.