Acknowledge their expertise. Be open to the fresh ideas and new approaches that a younger manager may bring to the job. "One of the problems that many boomers experience is that in their perception, the younger boss does not want to listen to their experiences and take account of their expertise," says Linda Gravett, a psychologist and coauthor of Bridging the Generation Gap: How to Get Radio Babies, Boomers, Gen-Xers, and Gen-Yers to Work Together and Achieve More. "The younger person has their own education and expertise and they don't want to be parented by someone."
承认他们有才 接受年轻经理在工作上的新想法与方法。“很多年长的上班族遇到的问题是,在他们自己看来,年轻的老板们并不想听他们的经验,也不拿他们的本领当回事,”心理学家琳达格拉维特说道。“年轻人有自己的教育背景和才能,他们不想被人‘呵护’。”琳达是《消除代沟:如何让不同年龄段的人一起高效工作》一书的作者。