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Dancing in the Discomfort Zone with Anne Bonney

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Episode 217: Steve Bench, Multi-generational workforce expert and Gen Z Speaker

January 31, 2023 • Anne Bonney • Season 8 • Episode 217

The multi-generational workforce is a battlezone of perspectives and expectations these days, and understanding it is the key to employee engagement and retention, and just enjoying your job! That's where today's guest Steve Bench (https://www.SteveBench.com) comes in! He is an expert in the generations and his goal is to build empathy towards the life experiences of other people!! He has some amazing insights about how we all differ, and what today's workplaces need to do in order to attract and retain employees.

We talk about

His experience as a millennial, and how everyone getting a trophy impacted his generation's way of seeing and facing the world.
The importance of acknowledging your frustrations with different generations so you can become aware of the differences.
How he uses demographics, data and anecdotes to help build empathy.
Some of the big shifts workplaces need to make in order to attract and keep Gen Z employees.
How Diversity Equity and Inclusion fits in to this conversation
The bottom line business benefit to changing to attract and retain Gen Z workers.
His new home in Costa Rica

Want more from Steve?
Steve's website: https://www.SteveBench.com
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/steveybench/

Now, go watch this! Judson Laippley's Evolution of Dance. Best 6 minutes of your day! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg&t=355s

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