The Must-Read Articles for Talent Professionals This Week

In a recent survey of knowledge workers across five countries, digital transformation company The Adaptavist Group uncovered some eye-opening findings about an intergenerational workforce. Let’s dive in:

Writing tools cause tension: Half of respondents who are 50 and over feel annoyed when younger colleagues don’t have a pen.
Emojis cause bewilderment: A third of all respondents admit to being confused by emojis and internet slang.
Get back to me now (or later?): A third of respondents find the differing expectations around how quickly one should reply to emails or direct messages a problem.
This is hard: More than half of all those surveyed find that working across generations is challenging and nearly two-thirds (61%) of respondents feel generational conflict over digital tools (think video conferencing, direct messaging vs. email, etc.) is affecting productivity.
But there’s hope: Over half of respondents believe that generational labeling and stereotyping is a bad thing.

To learn more about The Adaptavists Group’s findings, be sure to check out the top spot on our list below of must-read articles for talent professionals. And further down our list, you can find out why global industry analyst Josh Bersin believes the learning industry is ripe for disruption; why one leader believes talent acquisition is at a crossroads; and why none of us should aspire to be a “hero” at work.