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Intergenerational conflict threatens workplace harmony

Posted on 01. Aug, 2005 posted by Bill in Employment News

Intergenerational conflict threatens workplace harmony

Intergenerational conflict is threatening to upset the harmony of U.S. workplaces as the gulf widens between baby boomer management and a younger generation with very different values, motives and goals.Employers are finding it harder to understand and motivate younger workers, according to global management consulting firm Novations/J. Howard & Associates. “The latest generation to enter the workforce is singularly disengaged and getting them motivated is now one of management’s most urgent challenges,” said Novations/J. Howard CEO, Mike Hyter.

The crux of the problem, Hyter argued, is that younger employees have sharply different values and goals than preceding generations. “Newer employees, those under 30, seem to reject the ‘corporate system’ and have little interest in a lifetime career, and even less in organisation loyalty. Top management doesn’t seem to grasp the values of younger workers or know how to leverage their knowledge. What’s more, he added, traditional motivators such as money or authority no longer hold much sway among younger workers.

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