Bridging Young Managers and Older Team Members. Business (4 Registered Users)
Beginners:
- common goal- wspólny cel
Common goal makes cooperation more effective – Wspólny cel sprawia, że współpraca staje się bardziej skuteczna.
Intermediate:
- generation gap- konflikt pokoleń
Generation gap is a challenge in every team – Konflikt pokoleń jest wyzwaniem dla każdego zespołu.
Advanced:
- inevitable- nieunikniony
Frictions and conflicts are inevitable in the multi-generation teams – Tarcia i konflikty są nieuniknione w zespołach wielopokoleniowych.
Full text:
- widespread – powszechny
- frictions are inevitable – tarcia są nieuniknione
- generation gap – konflikt pokoleń
- report to … – podlegać …
- significantly – znacząco
It becomes widespread that young managers start leading older team members these days. Frictions are inevitable: generation gap, differences in working styles, goals, determination, expertise which results from other perspectives and experience. At least 25% of specialists report to the managers who are significantly younger than them.
- reasons are numerous – jest wiele powodów
- diverse – zróżnicowany
- fulfill oneself at work – spełniać się w pracy
- low social skills – niskie umiejętności społeczne
The reasons are numerous and diverse: people stay in their job longer due to the value of their experience, they want to earn high standard life and … medical care, they fulfill themselves at work. According to fortune.com, the greatest problem is the fact that “generation groups tend to stereotype each other”. Young people: no competence, arogance, crazy about technology, low social skills. Older members: out-of-date views and business perception. Here are some suggestions on how to deal with the situation…:
- sensitive to … – wrażliwy na …
- regardless of … – niezależnie od …
- approach to … – podejście / stosunek do …
1. Nobody wants to the boss who seems to adopt the position of know-it-all. Older team members may be especially sensitive to this. Regardless of the young leader achievements and excellent level of education at the respectable universities. Still… it has to be balanced with the approach.
2. ‘You are in charge, regardless of your age. Employees who are older than you are not your parents’. Don’t worry to tell them what they should do..in fact, must do.
- common goals – wspólne cele
- notable win – znaczący sukces / zwycięstwo
- contribution – wkład
3. Keep the focus of the team on common goals. In fact, older team members may be really helpful here as they are more willing to dedicate themselves to the team rather than individual goals. Celebrate time spent together and a few notable wins of the whole team and individual members contribution.
Baby boomers- pokolenie osób urodzonych w latach pięćdziesiątych.
