Conflict of opinions among people of different generations is found everywhere. Generation gap results in several types of problems not only in the workplace but also in family, club or any association.
People have different outlooks towards the life. Elderly people, who have spent a long life, are much more experienced than younger generation and they want their next generation to follow their footsteps. But present day's youths are very aggressive and it is not possible to force them into anything which they do not want to do.
Thoughts and beliefs of elderly people do not match with the younger generation. Their likes and dislikes are quite different than their juniors.
Conflict of opinions due to generation gap is clearly visible in workplaces. Conflict at the workplace can be stressful and counterproductive, and create an atmosphere which can discourage people to deliver their best for the success of the organization.
A person in a managerial position usually raises questions on the performance of younger employees. There are several issues among which dress code is the most serious issue; next is poor work ethic, followed by lack of respect for authority.
On the other hand, younger employees consider their managers adamant, who have resistance to change and lack of recognition and the tendency to micromanage.
Generation X, who born between 1965 and 1979, dislike too much dependency on technology. They still prefer to use traditional work style, while Generation Y wants a fast solution for every problem just by swiping the finger on the touch screen.
Due to conflict of the opinion, it takes lots of time to reach to any decision.
Having conflict in the workplace is dangerous for the growth of the organization and this fact need to be understood by all the employees. Therefore, all of them have left their ego. There is nothing wrong for a manager to learn something new from his junior. Similarly, a younger employee must respect his senior and try to take the lesson from the senior who are much experienced.
New ideas and concept should always be welcome but there should not be any compromise on ethics and laws.
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Multigenerational Employees: A Bless for Every Company
The world is a beautiful juxtaposition of people of different culture, ideologies, sects, moods and generations. The creator has developed different skills and capabilities among all of them. any organisation or company is not an exception. They are also diversified in terms of age demographics- the professionals with experience and maturity and the youthful exuberance. It has been observed that the companies that employ employees of different ages are more prone to achieve the height of success by creating a dynamic and multigenerational workforce. Multigenerational employees offer the company a diverse range of skill sets.
Some of the reasons are discussed here that prove how a company or organisation can greatly be benefitted by employing people of different ages.
Different skill sets:
Different age demographics clearly show how they can make an environment where each and every generation offer various skills and talents to their company. For an instance, the young employees are highly tech savvy, on the other hand the mature professionals have exceptional interpersonal efficiency and perform well in every environment where traditional in-person communication is concerned.
Technology skills:
In today’s world of technology, the young professionals are highly familiar with technology that is greatly beneficial for the company. They are able to use different technology tools in order to develop the business or organisation. Hence young people are highly on demand in the professional world to communicate and reach clients from across the globe.
Traditional Communication:
Whereas the younger people having efficient working knowledge of business technology, serve the best to their company; more mature and experienced people of a company develop its traditional business skill. Hence the company is able to get benefitted from both ways to communicate and deal with the clients over all age spectrums.
Mentoring:
A multi generational company or organisation offers a number of advantages. Where a company has knowledge, value, skill and experience, all ages get the opportunity to teach and share their experience with others.
The above points certainly prove that multi-generational companies get more advantages than the companies having only experienced or younger workforce.