"The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it."
Arthur Schopenhauer
19th Century German Philosopher
There is much truth in this. Moreover it is this "commentary" that has tremendous value for organizations.
It is the rare (young) individual who can put their knowledge in useful context. Almost all and certainly all the smart ones provide the greatest value only if they learn to learn from those older than them.
How (does?) your company combine the new knowledge and energy of youth with the irreplaceable experience of its older employees?
It is the rare (young) individual who can put their knowledge in useful context. Almost all and certainly all the smart ones provide the greatest value only if they learn to learn from those older than them.
How (does?) your company combine the new knowledge and energy of youth with the irreplaceable experience of its older employees?
Age. Absolutely the worse demographic discrimination today and unfortunately for the companies who do so it hurts them as much if not more than the people they won't hire because they are "too old."
ReplyDeleteWhat the picture doesn't show is the older woman needing to pull the knives out of her back put there by the younger ones standing behind her.
ReplyDeleteThere are plenty of stereo types about doddering old people in business so why not clueless young ones?
ReplyDeleteAnd it's not about education. The young ones often have it over the older ones because undergraduate and graduate degrees are far more prevalent today than in the past. But that does not make up for a lack of experience.
The worst I've seen is Microsoft. When it comes to education some of the best but they just haven't done anything other than go to school. Based on age it's "middle schoolers" reporting to "high schoolers" (and yes I am looking to leave.)