“Adapt to Thrive: Leading a multi-generational workforce to grow your business”
For businesses to grow, they need to attract, engage, and keep great people. What great people want out of their work experience is evolving, and is greatly influenced by a major generational shift happening in the US. Businesses that can adapt to the changing expectations of what a great work experience looks like, and who can harness the power of various generations working side-by-side, will thrive. In this discussion, we will explore the different expectations, needs, and “why” of each generation. We will uncover the superpower of each generation. Most importantly, we will share how businesses can flex how they work and lead to grow, without losing the core of what has already made them successful.
Biography 
Heather Polivka is a trusted business advisor accelerating the growth and success of small businesses and their leaders through practical leadership, employee performance, and thriving workplace cultures.
Heather founded Awesome People Leaders (APL), a manager development experience, to address the prevalent gap in employee retention and engagement at companies of all sizes across multiple industries: a lack of training and development for frontline and middle managers.
Heather’s methodology has been masterfully crafted with over a decade’s worth of experience transforming the work experience at businesses of all sizes. She unites marketing and HR expertise to cultivate healthy workplace cultures, improve employee engagement, and develop strong people leadership. For 12 years, she served as a Fortune 6 organization’s critical link between marketing and human resources to grow 4x over, transform their culture, repair their reputation as a place to work, integrate 20+ acquired businesses, and localize their presence in culturally relevant ways.
Heather was selected as part of the 2023 Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program and recognized as a 2023 Top 100 Women to KNOW.
Learn more about Awesome People Leaders (APL):
https://www.awesomepeopleleaders.com/