About this session
Workforces now often include employees at very different life stages, with different responsibilities, health priorities, working preferences and expectations of support.
Those differences can affect how people experience stress, recovery, flexibility, caregiving, career pressure and wellbeing benefits.
This session helps participants think about multi-generational wellbeing without reducing people to labels such as Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X or Baby Boomers.
Instead, participants examine the real factors that shape wellbeing needs, including life stage, role, health, caring responsibilities, financial pressure, career stage and working pattern.
Participants then learn how to design and communicate wellbeing support that offers meaningful choice without creating a separate program for every age group.
The final module focuses on building a practical wellbeing approach that supports inclusion, avoids stereotypes and remains adaptable as workforce needs change over time.
What your people take away
- Recognize how life stage and personal circumstances can shape wellbeing needs
- Avoid generational stereotypes and assumptions about what different age groups want
- Identify where wellbeing priorities may differ across the workforce
- Design flexible wellbeing options that provide choice without unnecessary complexity
- Build a more inclusive wellbeing approach that can adapt as workforce needs change
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30 minutes
30 Minutes — Key Points: Understand the Real DifferencesA focused 30-minute session on three key points from Understand the Real Differences: look beyond generational labels, map life-stage factors and notice role and working-pattern differences.
- Look beyond generational labels
- Map life-stage factors
- Notice role and working-pattern differences
Covers 3 of 4 points in Understand the Real Differences.
60 minutes
60 Minutes — Module 1: Understand the Real DifferencesParticipants explore what genuinely shapes wellbeing needs across a multi-generational workforce and distinguish life-stage and role differences from simplistic generational assumptions.
- Module 1: Understand the Real Differences
- Live Q&A
Covers 1 of 4 parts: Understand the Real Differences.
90 minutes
90 Minutes — Modules 1 and 2: Identify Different Wellbeing PrioritiesEverything in the 60-minute session, plus practical work on stress, recovery, caregiving, financial pressure, health and career-stage needs across different parts of the workforce.
- Module 1: Understand the Real Differences
- Module 2: Identify Different Wellbeing Priorities
- Workforce wellbeing-needs mapping exercise
- Live Q&A
Covers 2 of 4 parts: Understand the Real Differences and Identify Different Wellbeing Priorities.
3 hours
Covers 3 of 4 parts: Understand the Real Differences, Identify Different Wellbeing Priorities and Design Support With More Choice.
Full day
Full Day — Full Multi-Generational Wellbeing WorkshopFull coverage of all four modules with workforce mapping, program design, communication exercises and action planning. Participants leave with a practical 90-day multi-generational wellbeing plan.
- Module 1: Understand the Real Differences
- Module 2: Identify Different Wellbeing Priorities
- Module 3: Design Support With More Choice
- Module 4: Build an Inclusive Wellbeing Approach
- Multi-generational wellbeing scenarios
- 90-day action plan
- Live Q&A
Covers all 4 parts.
Also available as a 4-week or 8-week program, for change that lasts. Ask us about it.
What’s covered
Understand the Real Differences
Every length- Look beyond generational labelsParticipants examine common assumptions attached to labels such as Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X and Baby Boomers and identify where those labels may hide more important differences in life stage, role, health or personal circumstances.
- Map life-stage factorsParticipants identify factors such as early career pressure, parenting, caregiving, health changes, retirement planning or changing financial responsibilities that may shape wellbeing needs more directly than age alone.
- Notice role and working-pattern differencesParticipants examine how shift work, frontline roles, remote work, seniority, physical demands or location can affect wellbeing access and stress.
- Treat individual variation as normalParticipants recognize that two employees of the same age may have completely different priorities and circumstances.
Identify Different Wellbeing Priorities
90 minutes and longer- Map where stressors may differParticipants examine how workload, job security, financial pressure, caregiving, career progression or health may create different stress patterns across the workforce.
- Notice different recovery needsParticipants consider how recovery may be affected by shift schedules, caring responsibilities, commuting, health needs or digital work and identify where one wellbeing format may be easier for some employees to access than others.
- Review financial and life-stage pressuresParticipants identify how financial wellbeing priorities may range from debt and housing through family responsibilities to retirement planning.
- Identify where support is currently unevenParticipants review which parts of the workforce currently engage with wellbeing programs and which may have less relevant or less accessible support.
Design Support With More Choice
3 hours and longer- Design around needs, not age groupsParticipants identify the wellbeing outcome they want to support, such as sleep, financial wellbeing, stress or connection, and create options based on need rather than assigning programs to people because of their age.
- Offer flexibility in how people participateParticipants build choice around timing, virtual or onsite access, duration and participation style so employees with different schedules and responsibilities have a more realistic opportunity to engage.
- Create multiple routes to the same outcomeParticipants explore how one wellbeing goal can be supported through different formats, such as live learning, self-directed resources, activities or practical support.
- Keep the offer simple enough to useParticipants identify when too much choice creates confusion and practice organizing wellbeing support around clear needs and pathways.
Build an Inclusive Wellbeing Approach
Full day only- Use communication that does not stereotypeParticipants review wellbeing messaging for phrases that assume what younger or older employees value and replace them with language focused on needs, benefits and choice.
- Involve employees without making them represent a generationParticipants identify ways to gather employee input through feedback, focus groups or surveys without expecting one person to speak for everyone of a similar age.
- Review participation for real access gapsParticipants examine aggregated participation patterns across locations, shifts, roles or other relevant workforce groups and identify where access appears uneven.
- Keep the program adaptableParticipants create a simple review process for checking whether workforce needs, participation and available support have changed.
How booking works
- Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
- Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later.
- Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
- We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.
Questions about Managing Multi-Generational Wellbeing
How long is Managing Multi-Generational Wellbeing?
Managing Multi-Generational Wellbeing runs as 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 3 hours or full day. You choose the length when you book. A 30-minute session covers three key points from Understand the Real Differences: look beyond generational labels, map life-stage factors and notice role and working-pattern differences. A 60-minute session covers Understand the Real Differences in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds Identify Different Wellbeing Priorities. A 3-hour session adds Design Support With More Choice. A full-day session adds Build an Inclusive Wellbeing Approach. It is also available as a 4-week or 8-week program.
Can Managing Multi-Generational Wellbeing be delivered online or in person?
Yes, both. It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time, or in person at your site, in any country.
How do we book Managing Multi-Generational Wellbeing?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Managing Multi-Generational Wellbeing to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later.
Who leads the session?
A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.
Can it be tailored to our company?
Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.