How to Lead and Succeed in the Multigenerational Workplace w/ Lindsey Pollak

Bio: Lindsey Pollak is a New York Times bestselling author, a keynote speaker, and one of the world’s leading experts on Millennials and the multigenerational workplace. Her latest book is The Remix: How to Lead and Succeed in the Multigenerational Workplace is all about how leaders and organizations must embrace the new ways of working that appeal to the digital-first generations. Notes: How Lindsey got into this line of work and became a millennial expertDescribing the generations and where Gen X fits in“The expectations you bring to the workplace are impacted by the times in which you were raised”The importance of the expectations people have when they show up to workplaceWhy Lindsey wrote this bookWe have more Americans age 85 or older in the workplace than ever beforeThe DJ trick to playing a remixThe concept of the remix and how to take the best of all generationsBook: The One Minute ManagerWhat the best companies are doing well to mix generationsThe mistake of trying to fit everyone into one way of working65% of younger workers take jobs for training and developmentWhat is the right approach to learning in the workplace?How do you as an individual improve your approach to the multigenerational workplace?The importance of learning from those 10+ years older or younger than youThe power of reverse mentoring to learn from those younger than youThe important questions to ask other colleagues about communication stylesAdvice: Get input from different generations when planning eventsAdvice: Use different methods of communication and repurpose contentLinks: Book: Getting from College to Career by Lindsey PollakBook: The One Minute Manager by Kenneth H. Blanchard and Spencer JohnsonBook: The Remix: How to Lead and Succeed in the Multigenerational Lindsey PollakLindsey’s WebsiteLindsey’s InstagramLindsey’s LinkedInAndy’s InstagramAndy’s LinkedInFor questions, comments and guest suggestions, contact the host, Andy Storch, at [email protected] Mentioned in this episode:Think Tank conferenceGet your tickets now for the Talent Development Think Tank Conference https://tdtt.us/conference/