Lindsey Pollak

Navigating the multigenerational workplace is an essential skill for today’s Generation Z and young Millennial professionals.

Through interactive exercises, real-world scenarios and actionable strategies, New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Pollak leads this program with wise and empathetic advice honed over 20 years as a career and workplace expert.

Participants will gain the skills and insights needed to build strong personal brands, manage relationships with leaders of different generations, integrate into team culture, build multigenerational professional networks and master communication across diverse audiences and situations.

With special attention to the challenges of the hybrid work environment, this program positions attendees for success now and into the future.

Key Takeaways

• Establish a positive reputation through deliberate action and a growth mindset.
• Effectively communicate with managers of different styles and generations.
• Assess and understand the cultural nuances within your team and organization.
• Build and maintain meaningful, multigenerational professional relationships that support career growth and development.
• Learn how to handle common career challenges and tricky situations that can derail success and advancement in today’s global, hybrid work environment.

In today’s dynamic workplace, leaders face the unique challenge of managing teams composed of individuals spanning multiple generations.

Each generation brings its own set of values, communication styles, and work preferences, making effective leadership across generations essential for organizational success.

This program, led by New York Times bestselling author and multigenerational work expert Lindsey Pollak, is designed to equip leaders with the tools and strategies needed to navigate and leverage the strengths of employees of every generation.

Leaders will leave this program with a positive mindset and a specific toolkit for success.

Key Takeaways

• Explore the characteristics, motivations and expectations of distinct generations in the workplace.
• Embrace the “perennial” mindset – know and share your history and keep up with changing times.
• Discover the most common points of generational conflict related to career pathing, communication and culture — and specific tactics to overcome them.
• Learn a specific communication tool for lessening generational misunderstanding.
• Obtain tools and strategies to work with Generation Z, the newest entrants to the workforce.

What if generational change is not a problem to overcome, but an opportunity for individuals and organizations to optimize?

For the first time in history, five generations now share the workplace, and employees of all roles and levels must learn to work effectively with people who might be decades older or younger.

In this dynamic, engaging and action-oriented program, New York Times bestselling author and multigenerational workplace expert Lindsey Pollak — often called a “generational translator” — will share her uniquely positive and actionable approach to generational diversity.

Attendees will leave this program with both immediately applicable strategies and a toolkit for lasting results.

Key Takeaways

• Develop an understanding of the similarities and differences among generations.
• Embrace the “perennial” mindset – know your history and keep up with changing times.
• Use the “remix” framework to build and maintain positive morale.
• Develop strategies to foster cohesion and positive morale among team members of different ages.
• Anticipate and prepare for the evolving needs and expectations of future generations entering the workplace.

We are living in times of great upheaval in the workplace. Even if the pandemic did not lead you to a major transition, you’ve likely made readjustments and pivots to keep up with the rapid pace of change in the world today.

This is no doubt a challenge, but it’s also an opportunity. That is the message of New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Pollak’s timely, inspirational and action-oriented presentation based on her book, Recalculating.

With her signature combination of engaging storytelling, data-driven insights and immediately applicable advice, Lindsey addresses such topics as: adopting and maintaining a growth mindset, building a resilient personal brand, skilling and reskilling for the future and getting better at asking for help.

Key Takeaways

• Learn daily habits and actions to adopt a growth mindset and achieve big goals through small steps.
• Identify ways to “control what you can” in times of change and uncertainty.
• Discover a simple tool to clarify your top priorities to simplify decision making and time management.
• Adopt the “who, not how” strategy to develop a strong personal and professional network, so you don’t have to accomplish anything alone.