Dan Negroni argues that generational conflict at work stems from how younger workers process information differently, not from character flaws. Gallup data shows over 70% of Millennials are disengaged, costing U.S. businesses $450 billion, yet only 22% of companies have a strategy to fix it. The gap between youth and experience is where the real opportunity lies.
There is a big disconnect between the generations, and this is not new news. It's been around forever. Socrates was complaining about Plato. And so why is it so incredibly different now? Why is there such a heightened disconnect and negative vibe about millennials, which by the way isn't true? And here's the reason: technology. Technology has changed our world so much. It's completely different that millennials and the Gen Z behind them, they've grown up as digital natives. And because of that, the way they process information, the way they get information, we just are like this in the workplace. The problem with that disconnect is that it costs us money, big money. Gallup will tell us that over 70% of millennials in the workplace are disengaged, and it's costing us about $450 billion, and we know that only 22% of businesses actually have a plan to deal with it. We need a plan to deal with it to make our organizations great, because where youth and experience meet is where the magic happens. Let's go bridge that gap.
