Age and generational issues

What Younger Managers Should Know About How They’re Perceived

The good and the bad.

by

Jack Zenger

and

Joseph Folkman

by

Jack Zenger

and

Joseph Folkman

September 29, 2015

As new managers fill vacancies created by retiring Boomers, how do their skills compare with the seasoned older managers they replace?

Jack Zenger is the CEO of Zenger/Folkman, a leadership development consultancy. He is a coauthor of the October 2011 HBR article “Making Yourself Indispensable” and the book The New Extraordinary Leader: Turning Good Managers into Great Leaders (McGraw Hill, 2019). Connect with Jack on LinkedIn.
Joseph Folkman is the president of Zenger/Folkman, a leadership development consultancy. He is a coauthor of the October 2011 HBR article “Making Yourself Indispensable” and the book The Trifecta of Trust: The Proven Formula for Building and Restoring Trust (River Grove, 2022). Connect with Joe on LinkedIn.

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