About the Book
The definitive playbook for empowering intergenerational collaboration, innovation, and productivity at work. For the first time in history, we have up to five generations at work. In the context of a world in flux and polycrisis, our diversity is a powerful force multiplier for good, if we debunk the stereotypes and know how to unlock it.
Get inspired by exclusive case studies and conversations written through the voices of five generations and four continents across global corporates, family businesses, education, and foundations, including Ahlström, The EY Foundation, The Financial Times, Hoffmann-La Roche, Imaginable Futures, LVMH, Liberty Global, MARS, Mission 44, The Oxford Character Project, St Gallen Symposium, The UNDP and Samsung, and more!
● Borrow and build on inspiring work from intergenerational alliances and intrapreneurs, to next generations and future generations
● Learn from case studies and solutions across diverse business contexts
● Apply the mindset, skillset, and toolkits from work delivering shared value and sustainable impact
Five Generations at Work is a transformative listen for all business leaders, people leaders, and CEOs.
About the Author :
Patrick Dunne is an experienced chair, serial social entrepreneur, author of the award-winning book Boards, and a leading expert and advisor on boards and governance. His executive experience was with Air Products and the FTSE 100 private equity business 3i Group plc, where he held a variety of senior roles including communications director and a member of its operating committee. He is chair of the charities The Royal Voluntary Service and ESSA-Education Sub Saharan Africa, a visiting professor at Cranfield University, and an associate fellow at Warwick Business School. Rebecca Robins is a leading advisor, changemaker, and expert on brand leadership and intergenerational collaboration. She has over twenty years of experience across the world, with businesses such as Burberry, Hugo Boss, LEGO, and LVMH, and founders and family businesses. Five Generations at Work is her third book, including the bestselling Meta-luxury: Brands and the Culture of Excellence. Her transformative work on culture, change, and the five-generation workplace has led to her collaboration with programs at CISL, Oxford University, and The St Gallen Symposium. Education is at the heart of Rebecca's nonprofit and wider commitments, including on the advisories of The Chartered Management Institute, a leading AI for good company, and serving as board trustee of The EY Foundation. Rebecca holds two degrees from Cambridge University. Christopher P. Brown is an audiobook narrator whose passion is using his scripted theater and improvisation training and experience to bring stories and characters to life. He holds graduate degrees (MA and PhD) in literature, linguistics, and leadership studies. Chris is also bilingual, with professional proficiency in both Spanish and English, and can tackle narration projects in either language, or both of them. Chris grew up in western Michigan, and has lived in St. Louis, Missouri, and the Washington DC area, and now resides in San Diego, California. Christopher P. Brown is an audiobook narrator whose passion is using his scripted theater and improvisation training and experience to bring stories and characters to life. He holds graduate degrees (MA and PhD) in literature, linguistics, and leadership studies. Chris is also bilingual, with professional proficiency in both Spanish and English, and can tackle narration projects in either language, or both of them. Chris grew up in western Michigan, and has lived in St. Louis, Missouri, and the Washington DC area, and now resides in San Diego, California.
