Instructor: Megan Gerhardt, PhD

In today's workforce, spanning five generations, differences can often seem like a barrier. However, the Gentelligence® approach provides a new lens—seeing generational diversity as a powerful tool for growth, innovation, and success. Originally developed by Megan Gerhardt and featured in Harvard Business Review and The Washington Post, Gentelligence® moves beyond stereotypes, helping organizations harness generational diversity as a key asset in teaching and learning environments. Whether you're a clinician or educator in any workplace where mentorship, teaching, or learning occurs, this session will equip you with strategies to leverage the strengths of all generations.

At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

1. Reframe generational differences as a form of diversity that enriches teaching and learning in the clinical or workplace environment.
2. Identify and address common barriers to intergenerational collaboration in educational and professional settings.
3. Apply the four key practices of Gentelligence® to enhance workplace teaching, learning, and mentorship.
4. Implement strategies for fostering intergenerational dialogue that improves teamwork, communication, and innovation in clinical teaching and other workplace contexts.

* Megan W. Gerhardt, Ph.D. is a Professor of Management and Leadership at the Farmer School of Business at Miami University. Megan speaks and consults with top organizations around the world on ways to leverage generational diversity in the workplace. In addition to her academic research in the areas of leadership and individual differences, she is author of the book Gentelligence: A Revolutionary Approach to Leading an Intergenerational Workforce. Her Gentelligence work has been showcased as Harvard Business Review’s Big Idea in March 2022 and was also chosen as one of Harvard Business Review’s Top 10 Must Reads for 2024.  Megan’s work on leveraging generational diversity has also been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, NBC News, The Washington Post, and CNN, among others.

All of Dr. Gerhardt’s work (www.gentelligence.org) focuses on leveraging unique differences to achieve impact and extraordinary levels of performance.