TD Magazine Article
Member Benefit
Thu Jun 01 2006
The article discusses the role of organizational leaders in maintaining workforce diversity. Now-a-days, four distinct generations work simultaneously in an organization. It is crucial for managers and leaders to figure out each generation's characteristics and values; to adopt new strategies to harness the best of each; to facilitate cooperation; and to explore new ways of thinking that incorporate the critical differences among generations. According to Laura Bernstein, CEO and president of VisionPoint in Des Moines, Iowa, the rate changes should be reviewed to understand multigenerational workforce. An important role can be played by workplace learning and performance (WLP) professionals in helping organizations train their leaders to manage a multigenerational workforce. WLP professionals can be creative. They can leverage their knowledge of learning styles and layer it with generational awareness, becoming a strategic partner in creating workplace performance. WLP professionals also help organizations to outline their definitions of leadership and their defined competencies.
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