
Reggie
Willis
Chief Diversity Officer
Ally Financial Inc.
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8:30am-9:15am Generational Diversity at Work: Harnessing Differences to Build Relationships Across Generations
General Session
Most workplaces today include up to four generations – Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and the newest entrants to the work force—Gen Z—under one roof. That’s a lot of differing experiences, opinions and ways of working in one place. Understanding the generational diversity that lives within your own organization can improve creativity, innovation, and stability amongst your teams. Join Reggie Willis, chief diversity officer at Ally Financial, as he walks through how to strengthen those generational relationships at work by embracing unique characteristics and activating your most important asset – your people – to help bridge the gap.
In this session, you will learn how to:
- Find common ground across generations to foster stronger team dynamics and collaboration.
- Leverage generational differences as a competitive advantage, driving creativity, innovation, and problem-solving.
- Embrace multiple approaches to achieving goals, recognizing that diverse work styles can enhance productivity.
- Strengthen cross-generational interdependence, ensuring knowledge-sharing and mutual respect in the workplace.
- Create a culture of continuous learning, where employees teach and learn from one another to close the generational gap.