Best Practices for Chemicals keynote speaker Christine Hassler talks through the biggest diversity issue facing the workforce today: the generational divide. Christine is an cross-generational workplace management expert.

The generational divide is the biggest diversity issue facing the workforce — even bigger than sex or race, says Christine Hassler.

“By 2020, there are going to be 80 million Millennials strong and they are taking over the workforce,” she says.

A life coach, corporate speaker and Gen Y (aka “Millennial”) expert, Hassler says learning to bridge the generation gap is especially critical inside manufacturing plants, where baby boomers often haven’t adapted their managing style for younger employees.

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