The multigenerational workforce possesses incredible power to be harnessed by organizations and leaders across the globe.
“The multigenerational workforce represents a powerful convergence of diverse knowledge and experiences, which has been shown to enhance creativity, innovation, and performance,” explains Dr. Rod McDavis, Managing Principal & CEO, AGB Search. “It is exciting to witness seasoned professionals with decades of expertise collaborating with mid-career professionals and recent graduates, each learning from the other, building trust, and merging their respective strengths to achieve shared goals.”
Every Generation Brings Something to the Table
There are currently five generations in the workforce:
- Traditionalists/Silent Generation (1922-1945),
- Baby Boomers (1946-1964),
- Gen X (1965-1980),
- Gen Y/Millennials (1981-1996),
- Gen Z (1997-2012), and
- A sixth generation, Gen Alpha (2013-2025), will enter the workforce in the 2030s.
Rather than thinking about the differences among generations as disadvantages, organizations should tap into the unique qualities each generation brings to the workforce. Organizations will achieve heightened success by “leveraging the strengths of each generation,” according to Priscilla Motte, Managing Partner, AIMS International – France.
Since 1959, the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC) has set the quality standard for the executive search and leadership consulting profession. Its members are the leaders in executive talent and leadership advisory solutions. AESC facilitates diverse and innovative thinking in global leadership. World-class executive search and leadership consulting firms join AESC to demonstrate their deep commitment to the quality standard AESC represents and to shape the future of the profession. Business leaders worldwide retain AESC members as trusted advisors to minimize risk and gain competitive advantage in their industries.
The BlueSteps Career Management Blog is written with a C-level audience in mind on career management topics ranging from executive compensation, executive resumes, and interview tips to networking, executive job search, and gaining visibility as a professional in one’s industry. The BlueSteps Executive Search Blog links senior executive candidates to actual retained search recruitment insights from AESC member executive recruiters, BlueSteps career advisors and other guest writers.
