A few friends of mine have reached the age of “seasoned” professionals (we won’t mention names and please don’t ask neither :>) and the subject of how to add value to the company/team made of younger people and co-exist with them peacefully has become a common topic.
I believe I blogged on a related subject (Mature vs. Young) last year, but I am not going to re-read it (readers are welcome to do so) in order to provide a fresh look.
#1) Accept this phenomenon as a fact and
it is happening to you (or will happen to you a day – if you live and work long enough :>). Yes, please read it again – facts are facts. As a side joke, last year during my annual health check-up, my family doctor was reviewing the results with me against the statistics. Being Raymond, I said “Oh, my results are only average despite the effort I made (honestly not the best effort) :< (my facial expression literally)". He replied, "Well, you have done quite well because some people have already died at YOUR age and they are not included in the health statistics of your age group. So you are actually better than the statistics here!" I was left speechless (a rare occurrence).
On that high note, this topic to be continued...