Generations at Work

Generations at Work

Understanding, Communicating With, and Bringing Together Every Age on Your Team

By Trade Stevens, M.S., SHRM-SCP, PHR

Your newest hire is twenty-two. Your longest-serving colleague has been here for thirty years. They are both smart, both committed, and somehow they keep misreading each other.

Sound familiar?

I wrote Generations at Work to give HR professionals and leaders a practical, honest guide to the multigenerational workplace, one that explains the generations without putting anyone in a box.

This practical, conversational guide covers why generations matter now, why labels can mislead, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z at work, values and expectations, communicating across generations, feedback and recognition, technology and learning, strengths and blind spots, friction points and how to resolve them, mentoring in every direction, age and the law, and your multigenerational workplace plan.

What's included?

·      73-page digital PDF ebook you can read on your computer, tablet, or other PDF-compatible device.

·      14 chapters organized in four parts.

·      Practical toolkit with 16 appendices, including: self-assessment, a generations-at-a-glance reference, a "how I work" communication worksheet, team communication agreement, channel and meeting guide, feedback conversation planner, language and stereotype audit, mentoring pairing form and reverse mentoring guide, knowledge transfer plan, conflict conversation script, team health check, flexibility worksheet, age-neutral hiring and policy checklist, and a twelve-month plan.

This book is written for an HR professional, a people manager, a business owner, or a team lead with several generations working side by side, and it gives you a practical starting point.

You don't need to make everyone alike. You need to make it normal for different people to work well together.

I'm Trade Stevens, a senior HR executive with more than 18 years of CHRO-level experience across multiple sectors. I created this guide to share practical approaches to the challenges HR professionals and the people who work with them face every day.

Start building one team out of many ages.

Please note: This ebook is an educational resource, not legal advice. Employment laws vary by location and change over time. Verify current requirements and consult qualified professionals.