If you are looking for an address in an unfamiliar place and your satnav or cell phone breaks down at that very moment, you might ask someone for help. If you're unlucky, the person you ask will shake their head and say: "I'm afraid I'm not from around here."
But if you're lucky, you'll meet someone who knows the area and will not only show you the way, but also tell you a little story about your destination. Or, even better, give you a few good wishes and greetings for your planned visit. Once you arrive at your destination, it's easy to strike up a pleasant and positive conversation!
In your company, such local experts could be older, long-serving employees: they know the company's history and stories first-hand, have personally experienced and helped shape many changes and adjustments. They know about the peculiarities of many colleagues and may even be able to provide a few "treatment instructions" for productive collaboration: For example, whether one prefers to be undisturbed in the morning, what can still make the other laugh even in the worst mood, who likes to share sweets from their emergency snack drawer and who has the most helpful background information on which topic.
Older employees know the formal and informal hierarchies, the signposted routes and also some useful shortcuts.
Shaping the generational change in the best possible way
Yes, the baby boomer generation sometimes joined in the chorus of protest against change: "It's always been like this! We've never done it like this before! And: Where would we get to!"
But much more often, the long-serving employees have taken young colleagues by the hand and supported them in getting off to a good start and advancing within the company.
Due to the impending or already ongoing wave of retirements, HR and team colleagues, but also the (future) retirees themselves, are faced with the major challenge of organizing the (generational) change in the best possible way.
One of the key factors for a good (corporate) future is to..:
- Ensuring that valuable knowledge remains within the company
- Provide teams with the best possible support when reorganizing and integrating new employees
- To use possible uncertainties in a positive way, for example to finally implement long-planned or necessary changes
eap.wellbeing for upcoming changes
The online platform eap.wellbeing offers a good selection of videos, courses and tutorials, articles and contributions, podcasts, book recommendations and much more for the upcoming changes, which are designed to strengthen personal strengths.
You will also find tools and assistance for situations when things get difficult in the company, with colleagues or in your private life.
Other offers that can enrich (working) life revolve around topics such as healthy and restful sleep, coping with anxiety, relaxation techniques, yoga in mini-units and much more.
Webinar:
The challenge of generational change
On 17.04.2024 at 16:00, the EAP Institute invites employees affected by change to the webinar: The challenge of generational change What's in store for us? Signposts and tools for dealing with change in the team
Register now!
Participation is free for members of eap.wellbeing.
We are pleased to invite all other interested parties to this webinar free of charge.
The EAP Institute is happy to support you in dealing with all changes in a professional and private context!
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