From the course: Managing Someone Older Than You

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Bring out workers' unique values

Bring out workers' unique values

From the course: Managing Someone Older Than You

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Bring out workers' unique values

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- Searching for personal meaning and purpose is just as important for older workers as it is for millennials. But with many of their life's challenges behind them, like establishing their career and raising a family, your older report may start to feel unsure or unclear as to why they're going to work every day. This is actually pretty common, but it's unfortunately another aspect of growing older that could cause your older report to pull back or become unfocused at work. Because they don't expect that you'll understand what they're going through, they probably won't bring it up, if they're even aware that it's happening to them at all. But you absolutely have the ability to help your older worker rediscover their connection to their work's purpose so that they can feel motivated again. Finding this connection to purpose will not only help them feel more engaged, it can help them to become a more productive member of your team. And if they're feeling more engaged, they might be…

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