The Modern Workplace Toolkit | Bridging the Generational Gap - Session 4 of 7

From Baby Boomers to Gen Z, today’s workforce is more generationally diverse than ever before. But with different communication styles, expectations, and values, how do we work better together?

The Modern Workplace Toolkit is a business breakfast series designed to provide employers with practical strategies to address today’s workplace challenges.

In this interactive breakfast session, we’ll explore how employers and teams can foster clearer communication, mutual understanding, and collaboration across generations.

Perfect for: Employers, team leaders, HR professionals, and anyone managing multigenerational teams.

✅ What to Expect:

• Insight into generational values, work styles, and communication preferences

• Practical tools to manage and motivate age-diverse teams

• Tips for resolving intergenerational misunderstandings in the workplace

• Strategies to attract and retain talent from Gen Z to Baby Boomers

• Real-world examples from employers navigating multigenerational dynamics

• Opportunities to network with local business owners and HR professionals over breakfast

🎤 Guest Speakers Include:

• Dr Dan Abell, Lecturer in Human Resource Management | University of the Sunshine Coast

Dr Dan Abell is a lecturer in Human Resource Management at the University of the Sunshine Coast, with deep expertise in workforce development, employee relations, and intergenerational dynamics in the modern workplace.

Dr Dan brings a unique combination of academic insight and practical experience, having worked in both the public and private sectors before transitioning to higher education. His research and teaching focus on how businesses can foster inclusive, high-performing environments across all levels of the workforce.

Passionate about preparing the next generation of HR professionals, Dan equips future leaders with the tools to navigate a rapidly changing world of work — including the challenges and opportunities presented by generational diversity.

At this session, Dan will share evidence-based insights on how employers can improve communication, collaboration, and cohesion across age groups to create stronger, more connected teams.

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Why this is worth your morning:

• Turn friction into fuel.

  Convert “they don’t get it” moments into a competitive edge by learning what actually motivates Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z—and how to align them around shared goals.

• Retain great people.
  Learn age‑savvy retention plays (development paths, flexibility levers, recognition styles) that cut turnover and rehiring costs.

• Clearer, faster communication.
  Get a simple framework for choosing the right channel, cadence, and tone so messages land with every cohort.

• Recruit smarter.
  Discover how to tune ads, EVP, and interview flow to attract multiple generations—without running four different processes.

• Reduce conflict, increase trust.
  Use evidence‑based techniques for feedback, conflict resolution, and psychological safety across age groups.

• Build stronger teams.
  Learn how to design mixed‑experience squads, set up reverse mentoring, and transfer critical knowledge before it walks out the door.

• Customers benefit too.
  Multigenerational teams understand multigenerational customers—you’ll pick up ways to reflect this in service and product choices.

• Local context & networking.
  It’s a short, practical breakfast with peers facing the same hiring and culture realities—swap ideas you can implement immediately.

🔜 What’s next?

The Modern Workplace Toolkit series continues throughout the year — diving into the topics that matter most to employers. From navigating AI in the workplace and boosting efficiency without compromising safety, to tackling mental health, intergenerational communication, and building cultures where people thrive.

Stay tuned — each session will bring new insights, new tools, and real solutions for real workplace challenges.