The Strongest Teams Are Built Across Generations
- FACT
- 90% of workers – of all ages – like working with people of different ages. [01]
- FACT
- 40% of younger workers say their older colleagues help them with technology at work, including AI, while 73% say the same of their younger colleagues. [02]
- FACT
- Research shows that mixed-age teams perform better than teams without a variety of ages, particularly on complex or ambiguous tasks. [03]
Explore the Evidence
Explore data on older workers’ experiences with work and mental health, including their thoughts on employer-provided supports.
Workers of all ages report that collaborating across generations brings creativity, fresh perspectives and energy to their teams.
Older workers more than ever are rethinking their priorities and want jobs that are meaningful, not just a means to a paycheck, according to a recent AARP survey.
Bring it to the Team
Build an Infrastructure That Makes Inclusion Last
From winning leadership buy-in to planning your first year, this toolkit gives HR leaders and employees everything they need to launch or expand an ERG focused on age inclusion.
Explore the ToolkitTurn Age Inclusion Into a Performance Goal
This worksheet helps people managers connect age-friendly leadership practices to their existing goals, making multigenerational teamwork a measurable part of how success gets defined.
View the WorksheetGive Your Managers the Skills to Lead Every Generation
This practical toolkit helps managers at every level build the confidence and know-how to lead mixed-age teams where all employees can do their best work.
Host a WorkshopShare Your Wins With Leadership
Once your age-friendly policies are in motion, keeping leadership informed is what transforms a good initiative into lasting change.
STEP 1
Map Outcomes
Take stock of your age awareness efforts by tracking participation, recognizing champions, and linking team performance to the work that made it happen.
Map Outcomes
STEP 2
Be Curious
Reflect on who participated in your age awareness efforts and who held back, then dig into the reasons why so you can design smarter, more inclusive next steps.
Be Curious
STEP 3
Discuss Progress
Use what you've measured to update senior leaders in a focused 30-minute conversation that builds the case for multigenerational work as a lasting strategic priority.
Discuss ProgressFind the Right Resources to Share With Your Team
We have answers to your most pressing questions so you can bring the right tools and guidance directly to your team.
- [01] Multigenerational Workforces and Mentoring: How Mixed-Age Teams Fuel Workplace Success
- [02] Multigenerational Workforces and Mentoring: How Mixed-Age Teams Fuel Workplace Success
- [03] Positive Effects of Ageing and AgeDiversity in Innovative Companies – Large Scale Evidence on Company Productivity