SSR Webinar Program

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12 Aug

Managing People, Not Generations: A Smarter Approach to Today's Workforce

Managing People, Not Generations: A Smarter Approach to Today's Workforce

Wednesday, August 12, 2026 (12:00 AM to 11:59 PM)
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Provider: SelectSoftware Reviews
Course Name: SSR Webinar Program

Speaker: Alex Seiler, Rene Gonzalez, Heather Redisch
Program Type: Videoconferences, webcasts, audiocasts, podcasts, eBooks, self-directed E-Learning
Registration URL: https://selectsoftware-reviews.webinargeek.com/managing-people-not-generations?cst=shrm

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The ability to tell the difference between a meaningful generational trend and a lazy stereotype A clear read on when demographic data is genuinely useful—and when it's masking what someone actually needs Practical, low-lift ways to personalize your management approach without overcomplicating your systems A blueprint for building processes that flex for individuals instead of assumptions about cohorts A sharper understanding of how over-relying on generational labels quietly erodes trust, inclusion, and engagement

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Quick: what generations are on your team right now? If you answered with a stereotype instead of an actual person's name, you're not alone. HR has spent years sorting employees into generational buckets: Boomers want X, Millennials want Y, Gen Z wants Z. It's tidy. It's shareable. But it's not actually helping you manage people better. Here's the problem: the moment you manage someone based on their birth year instead of who they actually are, you stop managing a person and start managing a label. And labels don't tell you why someone's disengaged, what actually motivates them, or how they want to be led. In this session, we're pulling apart the generational-management trend to see what's actually useful and what's just noise. You'll learn when generational data offers a real signal worth paying attention to, when it collapses into stereotype, and—most importantly—how to build people practices flexible enough to work for the individual in front of you, not the demographic box they've been sorted into.