Multigenerational Workplace: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review

11 BRIDGING GENERATIONAL DIVIDES IN YOUR WORKPLACE

by Debra Sabatini Hennelly and Bradley Schurman

Demographic change is one of the least understood yet profoundly important issues facing organizations today. The “working-age population” in the United States—those from age 16 to 64—is contracting at a pace not experienced since World War II. Unlike that period, there is no “baby boom” behind it, and none is expected in the near future. Generation Z has three million fewer people than the Millennial generation, and Generation Alpha, which follows Gen Z, is expected to be even smaller.

Due largely to early retirements and a caustic mix of ageism and cost-cutting measures, businesses let too many older workers go during the pandemic—and when ...