Usted es me todos: The Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review

Friday, May 4, 2018

The Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review

THE MANAGEMENT TIP OF THE DAY: Harvard Business Review

May 4, 2018

Ask a Younger Colleague to Help You Stay Relevant

It will happen to all of us someday: A younger generation enters the workforce and becomes the most sought-after consumers, and the rest of us feel left behind. One way to keep up is to ask a younger colleague to mentor you. This is especially important when it comes to technology, since the best tools for the job may be ones you haven't heard about. Ask your younger mentor what trends they're noticing and what new technologies they're experimenting with. Your junior coworker can also help you avoid dating yourself. It's easy for older workers to start saying things like, "Back in my day…," but that will make you seem less relevant. Ask your mentor to point out when you're referring to the past too often. It's better for someone you trust to mention it than for customers or colleagues to secretly think it.

Adapted from "Why a Gen-X CEO Hired a Millennial to Help Him Keep a Learning Mindset," by John Barrows

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