From Babyboomers To Gen Z: Confronting Culture Change Across Generations, A Conversation With Ana Polanco

What does it mean to have four generations in the same workplace -- from babyboomers to Gen Z? What happens when they engage in big cultural issues such as Me Too, racial justice and gender expression? That’s the very issue that certified professional coach Ana Polanco tackles, as she helps social justice organizations bridge the generation divide and promote shared values. In her career, Polanco has worked with organizations such as Amnesty International, the hospitality union UNITE HERE, and the AFL-CIO’s Labor Council for Latin American Advancement. In this episode, Polanco discusses: - Confronting difficult conversations among multiple generations of workers on potentially thorny issues of race, culture and sexual orientation in the workplace and in the larger society. - How these different generations of workers in social justice organizations think, talk and act about social justice issues and how that can contribute to disagreements and miscommunication within the organization’s mission. - Techniques to bridge these differences and promote communication that allows workers to foster a new, collaborative relationship. Resources include: Emergent coaching becomes nimble in complex times, Ana Polanco, Nonprofit Quarterly, 2019 The Paradox of diversity in social change organizations, Heather Berthoud and Bob Greene, 2014 Anapolanco.org