Generations within the Workforce

We may be wrong, but we don’t think this has ever happened before - at least not on the scale that leaders are facing right now. For the first time, many organisations are finding that there are five generations represented in their workforce.
 
Aging Baby Boomers who can’t afford to retire are still in the workforce or keen to return to work.
 
Generation X are now in their forties, and many have progressed into senior roles.
 
Millennials are in their thirties and moving up the ladder, but their career priorities are very different from those of their parents.
 
Gen Z workers are pushing the boundaries of organisational culture and flexibility.
 
And now there’s Generation Alpha, too. They’ve never known a world without iPads and they’re moving into entry-level roles expecting cutting-edge technology to enable their work.
 
Some management experts promote different ways of motivating and leading each of these groups, but that may be too simplistic. Perhaps we shouldn’t see them as cohorts with homogenous views and aspirations.
 
How about, as managers, we simply get to know them as individuals, understand their strengths, weaknesses and aspirations and manage them accordingly?
 
Do you have all 5 generations in your business? What impact is that having?