Jun 16, 2026 · 17 min · 11 segments
From Season 2 – Do you have generational biases at work? Dr. Carrie Spell-Hansson shares how you can start challenging assumptions and having more meaningful conversations with colleagues across…
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Why do we focus so much on the differences and not the similarities? And by generation, it seems to be not just with one generation versus another, but all generations seem to struggle with that.
certain ideas about generations that are not theirs and and possibly and we can go into it but the different defining events of each generation that bind them together they don't share with the other generations do you find that to be a big source of where those differences and differences of thought and differences and behaviors stem from just having those different life experiences
We actually, what sells, of course, are focusing on the differences and where we may clash or have conflict with each other.
So then in turn, we internalize that and we go into the workplace with this knowledge of focusing on the differences as opposed to the similarities.
And then we started talking about the words that define the different generations.
And we saw some commonalities come up with the baby boomer generation that was represented in the room.
With Gen X, we often heard adaptable, latchkey kids, often forgotten about, right? With millennials, we heard innovative, we heard creative, or perhaps creatively entitled.
But of course, there was also some thoughts about Gen Z, about how they're more rebellious, more vocal, maybe.
And then I would love to hear more from you about what you've learned in your work, working with the different generations.
Why do we focus so much on the differences and not the similarities? And by generation, it seems to be not just with one generation versus another, but all generations seem to struggle with that.
certain ideas about generations that are not theirs and and possibly and we can go into it but the different defining events of each generation that bind them together they don't share with the other generations do you find that to be a big source of where those differences and differences of thought and differences and behaviors stem from just having those different life experiences
We actually, what sells, of course, are focusing on the differences and where we may clash or have conflict with each other.
So then in turn, we internalize that and we go into the workplace with this knowledge of focusing on the differences as opposed to the similarities.
And then we started talking about the words that define the different generations.
And we saw some commonalities come up with the baby boomer generation that was represented in the room.
With Gen X, we often heard adaptable, latchkey kids, often forgotten about, right? With millennials, we heard innovative, we heard creative, or perhaps creatively entitled.
But of course, there was also some thoughts about Gen Z, about how they're more rebellious, more vocal, maybe.
And then I would love to hear more from you about what you've learned in your work, working with the different generations.
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