Reverse mentoring can help bridge workplace generation gaps

Young people entering the workforce today have a worldview that can be profoundly different than senior leaders. Education has shifted from a modern approach to a postmodern one, and that results in a workplace generation gap. The onus to bridge it lies largely with older generations, said Prof. Karl Moore to Oliver Wyman Forum. “It's much more challenging for a young person to understand how older people view the world because they weren't alive then,” he says. Moore recommends reverse mentoring. “Every couple of weeks, the CEO should have breakfast with Gen Zers and say, ‘Look, I'm here to learn. Where are we falling short?’ If you want to understand how to lead young people, ask them.”