Bridging Generational Workplace Chasms: Setting The Stage For Gen Y Leaders

By Jeff Mariola

"All Baby Boomers who grew up during the period between 1946 and 1964, are afraid of technology." "Gen Y/Millennials (born between 1982 and 2001) don't want to work hard." Have you heard these stereotypes? As a "boomer" who oversees thousands of people in North America and Europe, I believe there are inherent challenges in managing divergent generations of colleagues, but the opportunities for growth and renewal are far greater.