Strength in Diversity: Leveraging Multi-Generational Workforces with Deirdre Wafer, LinkedIn

05/06/24 • 33 min

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Deirdre Wafer leads a Customer Insights team for LinkedIn Marketing Solutions across EMEA and LATAM, empowering large, global brands and media agency clients with strategic insights from LinkedIn’s unique first-party data. She’s a strong supporter of multi-generational teams and currently co-leads the “Wisdom” Employee Resource Group globally in LinkedIn, which focuses on inclusive teams for those aged 40+ and their allies in the workplace. In this episode, listen to Deirdre talk about the perks of reverse mentoring, what we can learn from younger colleagues, the reality of ageism in the workplace, how to excel as an older worker, and her tips for successful career transitions. Connect with Shirley at ShirleyKavanagh.com and on LinkedIn, and Deirdre on LinkedIn

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