Age Diversity at Work: Talking 'Bout My Generation Knowledge@Australian School of Business

There's no training manual for how to manage multigenerational
workforces. Yet a new study from the Australian School of Business
covering four generational cohorts in five countries shows significant
differences in work values exist between age groups. Members of
Generation Y may be technologically adept, but their focus on leisure
strongly conflicts with Traditionalists' and Baby Boomers' hard-work
ethics. Adaptability is required all round. Some companies are actually
leveraging generational differences. And when initiatives are designed
to appeal to the "work-is-not-my-life" young ones, often more seasoned
colleagues also opt to get with the program.