Coaching Up and Down the Generations

Chapter 6

Cultivating a Coachable and Coaching Environment for All Generations

Considerations for Senior Leaders and Trainers

I was speaking at an ASTD International Conference about my book Hip and Sage: Staying Smart, Cool and Competitive in the Workplace (Haneberg 2009). During the after-talk chitchat, I asked several training professionals how well their development offerings encouraged the mixing and mingling of younger and older workers. The blank looks on their faces were telling—this was not something they had thought about before. I have heard and seen similar responses from many of my readers and clients. In fact, I know of very few ...