05/02/2024

Someone Old, Someone New

Build generational interaction

Today's workplaces are more generationally diverse than ever before, with five distinct cohorts represented. But the emergence of generational echo chambers is preventing businesses from capitalising on the diversity of thought that is present within their workforces.

Recent research from LinkedIn found that only one in five members of Generation Z (those aged under 27) have spoken to someone over the age of 50 at work in the past year, while 44 percent of over-55s have avoided conversations with the youngest generation.

This lack of intergenerational interaction poses a risk for businesses, according to LinkedIn’s UK country manager Janine Chamberlin. “It shows there isn’t enough collaboration and sharing of skills between different generations,” she said. “This will result in a loss of knowledge that exists among the eldest workers and reduces the number of opportunities for the youngest to learn.”

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