Workplace 2020: Reskilling, 5 generations & breaking down silos w/ Lindsey Pollak & Josuel Plasencia

Can Millennials and Boomers get along in the workplace? Will traditional college degrees become a thing of the past? What is the role of industry with reskilling? In this episode of IBM thinkLeaders podcast, we are joined by guests Lindsey Pollak (multigenerational workplace expert + author) & Josuel Plasencia (Co-Founder and COO of Forefront). We talk to Lindsey and Joseul the how the workplace is being disrupted, the difficulty of dealing with five distinct generations in the workplace, ensuring that diverse voices are included in decisions, life-long learning, and so much more! Connect with us @IBMthinkLeaders + the guests at: @lindseypollak @josuelplasencia @_Forefront “The role of technology is evident. It's going to continue to have a larger influence in our lives. So I think we need to really ask ourselves and really look at each other in the eye and say, what is behind this code? What is behind these companies? What are the systems we have in place to check, and how can we as a community track progress and monitor progress as it relates to these technologies in the workplace.” -Josuel Plasencia, Co-Founder and COO of Forefront “I think we often don't acknowledge how massive the upheaval that we're going through right now is. And I know we talk about that in terms of technology and the divisiveness of our country, but the generational upheaval that is taking place is unprecedented.” -Lindsey Pollak, multigenerational workplace expert + author

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