#015 Mind the Intergenerational Gap with Henry Rose Lee

In this episode…Have you ever found yourself struggling to understand, or get along, with people who are older or younger than you? Perhaps a clash in communications style, working preferences, belief systems, values or motivational needs? Many of the business leaders that we talk to in our work at KAMGuru tell us how difficult they find driving higher levels of motivation and engagement from younger sales teams. They say that age is just a number… except it isn’t, is it? GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES ARE REALThe nuances of dealing with people across the generations can prove to be challenging, whether consciously or unconsciously, and the solution, as we’ve talked about so many times on KAMCast, is in the ability to raise your awareness, understand yourself, understand others and then choose if and how to adapt your behaviours to get the best out of your relationship interactions, whether it be with your teams or Key Customer contacts. Whether you are working closely with the external customer base or whether you recognise your internal customers, on your team and colleagues across the business, you are likely to come up against the ‘generation gap’, highlighted by the notable differences across the different age groups. In this episode of KAMCast, I talk to Henry Rose Lee - one of the few inter-generational diversity experts in the world.  Henry works with all generations in the workforce and particularly with Millennials and Gen Z - to help them become more productive and effective. As an author of three books on maximising today’s young talent, (consisting of Generation Z and the Millennial generation), Henry busts myths and provides business leaders with practical tactics for attracting, recruiting, engaging and retaining your youngest employees.  I hope you enjoy it – let me know what you think!   HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE:When I was preparing for this conversation, I was conscious that for many, this is a burning topic and I was keen to get a deeper understanding of: What the differ