Sparking smarter intergenerational conversations


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By Megan W. Gerhardt, PhD • July 27, 2026
or what slaying a minotaur can teach us about generational tension at work
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By Megan W. Gerhardt, PhD • May 19, 2026
How professionalism has evolved with each generation. Generational leadership coaching and how to make those Gen z act professional.
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By Megan W. Gerhardt, PhD • February 13, 2026
Gen Alpha might be the Analog generation. Gen Z preferances might be informing what will Gen Alpha will want. Managing GenZ through understanding.
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By Megan W. Gerhardt, PhD • January 12, 2026
Communication is key to understanding how different generational team norms . What looks like lazy and disengaged may have a basis that surprises you.
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By Megan W. Gerhardt, PhD • November 16, 2025
Explores how AI thinks different generations write emails
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By Megan W. Gerhardt, PhD • September 12, 2025
Curse of Knowledge: experts can't imagine not knowing what they know. In workplaces, generations assume others share their experience, causing miscommunication.
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By Megan W. Gerhardt, PhD • August 31, 2025
Managing a generational workforce and understanding changing norms.
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By Megan W. Gerhardt, PhD • July 13, 2025
What to do when you felt stuck mediating between younger and older colleagues when it came down to upholding past processes or inventing new ones?
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By Megan W. Gerhardt, PhD • May 19, 2025
Better intergenerational leadership requires understanding that other generations might not possess the same knowledge. Make the implicit Explicit.
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By Megan W. Gerhardt, PhD • May 6, 2025
Generational communications norms vary. We all want to be understood and we use different tools to express our meaning.
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