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Leading Across Generations: Leveraging the Strengths of a Multigenerational Workforce

Strategies for Managing and Leading Employees of All Ages

Imagine a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected, regardless of their age. Where employees of all generations can learn from each other and collaborate to achieve great things. This is the power of intergenerational leadership.

In this class, you’ll dive into how to lead and manage a multi-generational workforce effectively. You’ll explore the unique strengths and perspectives of each generation, and develop strategies to create a workplace where everyone can thrive. Whether you’re a new leader or a seasoned pro, this class will give you the tools you need to build a more age inclusive and productive workforce.

YOU WILL LEARN:

  • How generational theory can help you lead and manage a multi-generational workforce effectively.
  • How to build a strength-based multi-generational team where everyone feels valued and respected.
  • About the importance of defining moments within each generation and how they have shaped their core values and work ethic.
  • About the events that shaped Traditionalists, Boomers, Generation Xers, Millennials and Gen Z.
  • How core values and work ethic are expressed differently across generations.

SO YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:

  • Apply generational theory to lead and manage a multi-generational workforce effectively.
  • Build a strength-based multi-generational team where everyone feels valued and respected.
  • Explain the importance of defining moments within each generation and how they have shaped their core values and work ethic.
  • Describe the events that shaped Traditionalists, Boomers, Generation Xers, Millennials and Gen Z.
  • Identify how core values and work ethic are expressed differently across generations.

Enroll in Leading Across Generations

Dates & Times

Thursday, April 24, 2025, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Fees

$299 per person

Location

Boise State University, Ron and Linda Yanke Research Park, Room 312

Benefits of Attending Leading Across Generations

This course will help you develop strategies to leverage the strengths of each generation to achieve your team’s goals. By understanding the unique strengths and perspectives of each generation, you can create a more productive workplace. When team members feel valued and respected, they are more likely to be engaged and productive.

Who Should Attend

Those managers and leaders of teams, organizations and business units.

HR business partners and HR managers looking for strategies to leverage the strengths and points-of-view of a diverse workforce.

New managers and leaders who want to learn how to lead and manage a multigenerational workforce effectively.

Experienced leaders who want to update their skills and knowledge on intergenerational leadership.

Presenter

Dr. Jeremy Graves

Dr. Jeremy Graves is the Director of Professional and Continuing Education at Boise State University’s Division of Extended Studies. As a faculty member of the Community Impact Program and a teacher in the LEAD program, his influential leadership and collaborations have helped many organizations and teams thrive despite their differences.

Renowned for his engaging workshops, keynote speeches and classes on generational diversity, team building and business leadership, Jeremy’s central passion lies in optimizing multi-generational teams.

He is also the author of two books, Empower, Promote, Launch [Repeat]: Creating a Culture of Generational Leadership Using Four Core Strategies and The Leader Paradox. Residing in Boise, Idaho, Jeremy is also a loving husband and father of two.