The modern workplace is a diverse melting pot of people from different generations. It is common to have a mix of younger and older employees working side by side. However, this intergenerational mix can sometimes lead to misunderstanding and a disconnect between people from different generations. Communication can be challenging, and working together effectively can seem impossible. In this blog post, we will explore how to bridge the gap between generations in the workplace by better learning and understanding, listening, giving voice, and being open to new ideas and opportunities.
Digital strategy is a bit of a buzzword at the moment. Some organisations have a digital strategy in place. It might be a highly planned and intentional strategy, or perhaps one that has been thrown together quickly to try and make some quick changes. The secret to a successful digital strategy is to have a real purpose for what is driving the strategy and understanding the role of digital strategy.
We hope that when we communicate with people, they get the message. The communication is clear, it’s effective, it’s concise, everyone’s on the same page. Sometimes, though, that’s not the case. When the other person doesn’t receive the message, they don’t understand it, communication is rocky, and you don’t have a clear outcome.
Whether we think about it or not, we have a lot of first-time encounters, both in person and online. This can happen in person when you’re meeting with someone for the first time. It could be a first date. It could be being in a meeting with people. It could be being in a lecture or something like that. Online, we have new communication coming in all the time, whether that’s email, social media, or all sorts of communication. And that happens both in the way that we receive it and in what we send out to people as well.
So you’ve made it to Friday. It’s the end of the week. You’ve been working really hard to try and get everything done. You’re ready for the weekend to come and you’re ready for your paycheck to hit your bank account so you can go home and not think about work. And work is definitely not the most important thing, but it’s still important to understand the value of the work you’re doing and the meaning that that work has, to understand the contribution that you’re making and to recognise the significance of that.
It’s very easy in our work to just keep doing things the same way that we’ve always done them. The problem with this is it’s hard then to improve on what we do. If we just keep doing things the same way, we’re going to get the same result each time. It’s good to step back and look at how we can make our work simple.
