Strategies for managing a multigenerational workforce : leading CEOs on overcoming challenges and building a cohesive team / Robert S. Weiss.

Chapters Include: 1. Robert S. Weiss, CEO and President, The Cooper Companies Inc. - "Focusing on Quality of Life for All Generations" 2. Anthony R. Jimenez, Founder, President, and CEO, MicroTech - "Building a High-Performing Team Starts with Knowing Your People" 3. Randy R. Potts, Chairman, President, and CEO, Winnebago Industries Inc. - "Growing a Company with a Generationally Divided Workforce" 4. Lanham Napier, CEO, Rackspace - "A Unified Multigenerational Workforce" 5. Daniel L. Rosensweig, President and CEO, Chegg Inc. - "Using the Strengths of Different Generations to Drive Success" 6. Garry Ridge, President and CEO, WD-40 Company - "Building a Cohesive, Collaborative Culture" 7. Solomon Choi, CEO, 16 Handles - "Creating the Right Mix: Drawing on the Strengths of Each Generation" 8. Barry Arbuckle, PhD, President and CEO, MemorialCare Health System - "MemorialCare's Multigenerational Approach: Building on Each Generation's Strengths" 9. Jeff Farris, President and CEO, BubbleLife Media LLC - "Using Expectations to Shape a New Generation" 10. Ram Vasudevan, Founder and CEO, QuisLex - "Building Success Through Trust and Equality" 11. Niraj Shah, CEO and Co-founder, Wayfair - "Motivating Employees for Maximum Success.

Strategies for Managing a Multigenerational Workforce provides an authoritative, insider's perspective on understanding and motivating employees of different generations to drive company productivity and business success. Featuring CEOs from major companies around the world, this book addresses key topics, such as the varying working styles and expectations of each generation, strategies for communicating with a diverse workforce, and the unexpected challenges that can arise when employees from different groups must work together. From understanding the factors that motivate every generation to assessing the work-life needs of each group and creating benefits offerings that appeal to a range of individuals, these leaders share their insight on the many considerations necessary for successfully leading a multigenerational team. Additionally, these authors discuss strategies for leveraging the technical knowledge of younger generations while ensuring that the institutional knowledge of older employees is passed down, and provide suggestions for the implementation of mentoring and other development programs to maximize the potential of every employee. The different backgrounds represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside the minds of some of today's leading CEOs, as these top executives offer their thoughts on adapting to the changing norms of a new generation of workers in order to create cohesive teams that can lead their companies into the future.