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Conference to help employers turn generational differences to competitive advantage

Some organizations are struggling to navigate a work place where multiple generations collide daily over values, communication styles, and expectations. The Generational Differences in the Workplace Conference is set for 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Perrysburg, inviting business leaders, human resources professionals, and community organizations across the region to explore both the challenges and opportunities of a multigenerational work place. The conference will examine today’s multigenerational work force and provide strategies to improve communication, strengthen leadership, reduce conflict, and increase employee engagement. The program features nationally recognized keynote speaker Tim Elmore, founder of Growing Leaders, along with Willie McKether, president of WLM Cultural Communications and professor of anthropology at the University of Toledo. “For the first time in modern history, as many as five generations are working alongside one another,” Mr. McKether said in a release. “Each generation brings valuable experiences, expectations and ways of communicating.” The goal of the conference, he said, is to help organizations move beyond stereotypes and build work places where those differences become a competitive advantage. Human resources professionals attending the conference may earn 6.5 professional development credit hours. Individual tickets are $225 per person for one