He’s a senior executive leading a division made up of professionals who are much younger than him and come from different racial backgrounds. He’s committed to helping his team members grow professionally, while generating positive results for the company. But he’s struggling with how to engage and motivate them.
Host Muriel Wilkins coaches this leader through bridging those generational and racial differences to learn how to better support them.
Further Reading:
- “Generational Differences At Work Are Small. Thinking They’re Big Affects Our Behavior”
- “How Companies Can Meet the Needs of a Changing Workforce”
- “A Survey of 19 Countries Shows How Generations X, Y, and Z Are — and Aren’t — Different”
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