One Company, Four Generations
Many companies struggles in managing their workforce. That is why there are several sayings about millennials in the workplace. We also hear millennials complaining about their old-school bosses.
You cannot put new wine to old wineskin
You cannot teach old dogs new tricks
These are just some saying that workers nowadays use to describe their workmates – peers, subordinates, superiors. But in reality how can an organization function smoothly considering that there are four generations working together to deliver a goal.
Here are some tips:
- Acknowledge that each generation has different values, working styles, work objectives and perspectives
- Understand that each generation has their own strengths and limitations
- Establish respect on each generations differences
- Build the team through the right program and have a good follow through by:
- Communicating
- Communicating
- Communicating
The only way you can establish respect is to understand each generation. For you to understand, you have to acknowledge that there are great differences among each generation. To know the differences, each generation must communicate with the rest of the organization. And in order to do this effectively, leadership plays an important role.
For the right program that will initiate respect and will help an organization to move towards it goals, you will need the right team of facilitators.
About The Author
Eco Castro
Eco Castro is an Organizational Development and Human Resource Practitioner, who is also an accredited DOLE OSH Officer 2. He has been practicing Training, OD and HR for more than 15 years. He used to be the Training Academy Head of an IT Service Company and the Sales Academy Head of several Luxury Automotive Brands. He also worked as an OD Officer in the Banking and Finance Industry and as Business Development Manager of a Printing and Retail Company. He is currently the General Manager of Quicklean and is the proprietor of The Labels and Print Shop. Eco finished the degree in BS Mathematics major in Computer Science at the University of Santo Tomas and had post graduate studies in Organizational Development at DLS-College of Saint Benilde. He also completed the course on the Science of Happiness under BerkeleyX and the Leaders of Learning under HardvardX. He is one of the founder of TrainingPH and WebsitePH.
