MENTORS Magazine

MENTORS MAGAZINE | EDITION 1 | 39

Take a look around your

office (or for the start-up/gig

economy, the coffee shop).

It’s a melting pot of genera-

tions -- from Baby Boomers,

age 54-72 to the first Gen

Z’ers who just graduated

college), and everyone in

between (Millennials and

Gen X).

Forget trying to figure out

the office thermostat -- we

need to figure out how to

get people in a 50-year age

span to connect.

First and foremost, stop

compartmentalizing each

audience. Believe it or not,

many of these generations’

needs and preferences do

overlap. Some Baby Boom-

ers love Twitter. Some Mil-

lennials will put their phones

down.

Regardless of what phase of

entrepreneurship you are in,

it's critical for all of us to

learn how to connect across

generations. It's what fuels

innovation and drives busi-

ness. Here is how we -- and

our clients -- successfully ap-

proach that multi-

generational intersection.

MINDFUL MEETINGS

Healthy team members are

happy team members no

matter what age they are.

Today, wellness is expected,

and it’s changing business

dynamics. One tip: Find new

ways to weave physical and

mental fitness into your em-

ployee’s day or at your busi-

ness events. One thing

these generations have in

BY CHRISTINE ERICKSON