Having a multigenerational workforce is not a new thing. What's different now is that as of 2016 we now have five distinct generations in the workforce. People are working and living much later in their lives. There are more Americans over 85 in the workplace now than ever before.

My guest Lindsey Pollak and I discuss the impact on the office when you have that many generations working at the same time. Although generations are only one aspect of what people are, they impact how we work, communicate, experience the office among other things.

Managing in this new environment can be challenging and according to Lindsey "...it's not about doing it all the old way or all the new way. It's about the combinations of having a toolkit that combines the best of every era's different ways of working to find a diversity of styles in your management toolkit."

We discuss all the recent research about women leaving the workforce in large numbers in 2020 and the need for institutional and governmental solutions.

Lindsey talks about her new book Recalculating: Navigate Your Career Through the Changing World of Work. It'syour personal GPS to succeeding today and into the future because Covid-19 has upended job hunting and career planning forever.  

We discuss Lindsey's predictions about what the workplace looks like after COVID-19 and how working from home impacts career advancement and opportunities. Here are a few tips:

1. Look at your culture and what is valued and think about how you can show your value.
2. Get more comfortable tooting your own horn
3. Personal branding is still very important
4. The relationship that matters most is your direct manager

There are many young people who are entering the workforce during this time that never experienced the traditional experience of working in an office and those starting their careers virtually.  "I think we have to really take time to mourn what we're losing as much as thinking about the future." - Lindsey

You can find Lindsey Pollak here:
https://lindseypollak.com/
Preorder her new book Recalulating here: https://lindseypollak.com/books/recalculating/