Managing Adult Employees
How to effectively manage the teenage-adult relationship when working with employees who are older than you
By Ben Casnocha •
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On the surface, you may not have a lot in common. First of all,you probably are quite a bit younger than your adult employee orco-worker. Second, your adult colleague may seriously underestimateyour ability to thrive in an adult business world. This may causerifts as decisions are made and disagreements result. Managing theteenager-adult relationship is essential to growing a business asyou bring on senior leadership to steer the ship while you completeeducational endeavors. (For more on when it's time to bring onadult leadership, see my December column.)
Here are some suggestions for building long-lastingrelationships with adult employees:
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