Does Age Really Matter? How to Build a More Age-Inclusive Culture
By 2024, workers ages 50 and older will make up 35 percent of the workforce. And generational diversity in the labor market is currently at an all-time high, with members of the workforce ranging from Traditionalists to Generation Z. But should age really matter? How do you build a culture that celebrates age but doesn’t limit people by it? Striving for generational diversity is an important start, but building an age-inclusive culture allows organizations to recognize and unleash the strengths of workers of all ages—especially if opportunities for collaboration are managed well. Learn when to take age into account and when to be blind to it.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn how to recognize and reduce ageist attitudes in the workplace.
- Learn what other organizations are doing to cultivate an age-inclusive workforce.
- Learn why coaching and mentoring are crucial to developing next-generation leadership.
- Learn how to create and manage mixed-age teams that are both inclusive and productive.
Heather Tinsley-Fix
Heather Tinsley-Fix is a Senior Advisor at AARP, where she leads the organization’s work on employer engagement and helps drive AARP’s focus on providing workers 50+ with the tools they need to thrive in today’s work environment. With a background in marketing, innovation, and program management, Heather works with employers and job seekers, external partners, and academics to provide thought leadership on 50+ labor market issues and create practical resources that enable employers to capitalize on the value of experience.