How to rethink intergenerational talent and adaptability with John Tarnoff

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Nancy Nouaimeh discusses the value of intergenerational talent with John Tarnoff, challenging workplace myths about experience and adaptability.

The biggest threat to organizational resilience might not be technology disruption or AI at all. It might be the way we think about talent, especially who we decide is “valuable” when change speeds up and trust in leadership gets shaky. We sit down with executive and career transition coach John Tarnoff to challenge a stubborn workplace myth: that experience slows organizations down. John makes the case that multi-generational teams are a strategic advantage, and that “overqualified” often m...

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Host: Nancy Nouaimeh

Guest: John Tarnoff

Topics covered

• intergenerational talent
• organizational resilience
• workplace dynamics
• multi-generational teams
• career transition

Keywords

• organizational resilience
• talent management
• multi-generational teams
• workplace myth
• career coaching

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