Age diversity | Does our age determine our approach to work?

When we think about diversity and inclusion efforts, diversity of age often gets forgotten.

Maybe it’s because many organisations continue to employ older workers who tend to have more experience than their younger peers. In this sense, the older an individual, the more they are valued in the professional world.

But studies show that it’s not just having older or younger employees that makes your business thrive, it’s having both of these types of workers, and every age in-between, that gives companies the upper-hand.

When thinking about different generations, it’s important to remember that every generation has experienced a unique period in the history of the working world. This embodies major shifts in the economy, lifestyles, working patterns, management styles, technological change, and a pandemic, to name a few. These differing experiences of the professional world mean that there is a multitude of attitudes towards work all under one roof.