Demographics & Ageism
Too old at 57
08 Oct 2024 | Management-Issues
57 is the average age at which candidates are considered ‘too old’ for job roles in the UK, with more than four out of 10 HR professionals admitting that they are pressurised to hire younger candidates.
Gen-Z gives middle management the thumbs-down
23 Sep 2024 | Management-Issues
More than half of Gen-Z professionals don’t want to take on a middle management role in their career, a new survey has found.
The importance of age-inclusivity in hospitality
18 Mar 2024 | Penny Brown
Amid the ongoing labour shortage in the UK's hospitality industry, one positive sign is that the sector is attracting a growing number of over-50s workers, who now make up over a third of its workforce.
Managing across generations
14 Dec 2023 | Freya Owen
What can leaders can learn from the past to help to build better multigenerational workplaces in the future ?
Keeping your seat at the table: an interview with Nori Jabba
18 Oct 2023 | Management-Issues
If you are a woman over 40 and feel that you can't land a job despite your experience and qualifications, this interview with author Nori Jabba, author of "Keeping your seat at the table", is for you.
Half of Gen Z workers claim they work better alone
13 Sep 2023 | Management-Issues
Over a third of Gen Z professionals say they don’t like working in a team environment, with half saying that they work better alone.
Keeping your seat at the table
11 Sep 2023 | Management-Issues
If you are a woman over 40 and feel that you can't land a job despite your experience and qualifications, this interview with author Nori Jabba is for you.
Passing on the skill of ageing
15 Mar 2018 | Janet Howd
Western societies need a new attitude towards ageing. Because if we continue to sideline and box-in people after their so-called retirement, the cost of containment will bankrupt us all.
Old dogs, new ideas
25 Sep 2017 | Duane Dike
It's no surprise that beginners learn quickly. But the idea that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks is terribly wrong. The age of that old dog does not determine his or her ability to learn.
A time for every season
24 May 2017 | Duane Dike
In too many organizations, older workers get written off ‘village idiots’. But that’s a big mistake - after all these are the people who know its history, remember how things used to be and know what works and what doesn’t.
Teaching young'uns about tech
01 Feb 2016 | Wayne Turmel
We often hear that ‘older' workers won’t adopt new tech while younger ones are 'digital natives'. But it isn’t that simple. There’s plenty that us ‘oldies’ can teach the young'uns about the efficient use of technology at work.
Even millennials need middle managers
04 Jan 2016 | Quy Huy
Middle managers could take the lead in a changing corporate world, but only if they recognise that their primary value is emotional, not functional.
Learning from millennials: four lessons from life afloat
11 Jun 2015 | John Girard
I recently sailed around the world with about 600 college students. As a baby boomer, it was an illuminating experience, not least because I discovered that most of the stereotypes my generation has about millennials are simply not true.
The myth of the social-savvy job seeker
23 Dec 2013 | Brian Amble
Despite all the stereotypes about Gen Y's technological savvy, a new study has found that many of these 'digital natives' are ignorant or even sceptical about the usefulness and desirability of using social media to enhance their job search experience.
Older workers just as productive as younger colleagues
09 Sep 2013 | Brian Amble
The common stereotype that older workers are less productive and committed than their younger colleagues is a complete myth, new research has found.
How to stop Millennials wrecking your business
09 Sep 2013 | Monica Seeley
We're always hearing that Millennials are tech savvy. And so they are, as long as that tech involves Texting, Tweeting, Liking, and Tumbling. But what about email etiquette? Or using Outlook? The fact is, few have much experience of the day-to-day communication methods business takes for granted.
Millenials lack analysis skills
29 Aug 2013 | Brian Amble
Millenials have been accused of being lazy, self-absorbed and self-centered. But the latest accusation to be thrown in their direction is that many of them lack analytical skills when compared with other generations in the workplace.
Flexibility trumps financial rewards
22 Apr 2013 | Brian Amble
The millennial generation are less interested in how much a job pays than they are in having workplace flexibility and a sensible work-life balance, a new study has found.
Imagineering the future of work
05 Mar 2012 | Wayne Turmel
The way you and your team work today is probably very different to how you imagined it just a couple of years ago. But what about the next 10 years?
Generation Y: teach the teacher?
06 Dec 2011 | Emma Murray
How relevant are traditional methods of teaching to today's technology-obsessed youngsters? And what – if anything – are schools and universities doing to help 'design the future'?