Crash course young leads old
Leading experienced employees with confidence
Contents
Intergenerational leadership
- We look at the characteristics and values of different generations in the workplace.
- We analyze the motivation of older employees.
- You will gain an awareness of the expectations placed on you as a new manager.
- How can I see and perceive diversity as an opportunity?
- You are able to recognize and utilize the strengths of older employees.
Emotional intelligence & empathy as the key to working with older employees
- You strengthen your self-confidence.
- We deal with self-regulation when working with older employees.
- Developing and expressing empathy—but how?
- How you can employees and maintain relationship management between managers and older employees .
Communication & Leadership
- What does my team portfolio and competency matrix (delegation) look like? Identify strengths within the team and use them for delegation.
- Active listening.
- How do I give constructive feedback to experienced employees and how do I express criticism?
Dealing with difficult situations
- How can I deal with potential challenges?
- You will be shown ways in which you can resolve conflicts in everyday management situations involving different generations.
- Finding the right tone—communication in change processes.
Your cases from everyday work are welcome - feel free to bring your practical cases to the training .
We also use tools, and you can expect collegial case consultation.
Learning environment
In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.
Your benefit
- You strengthen your self-confidence and lead older employees confidence.
- You will gain an overview of the characteristics, values, expectations, and challenges of different generations.
- You are able employees recognize and utilize the strengths of your older employees .
- You can colleagues communication between yourself and your experienced colleagues .
- You approach conflicts with confidence and know how to resolve them.
Methods
Our lively and interactive training course thrives on a balanced mix of trainer input on the essential technical basics, best practice examples, and lively exchanges attendees the trainer.
Recommended for
Young executives from all industries who have just taken on management responsibilities or want to prepare for a leadership role are welcome to attend.
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Start dates and details
Monday, 22.06.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 13.11.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm